I see Russians everywhere on the Internet speaking their mind freely and hosting political Youtube channels. The government has nowhere near the grip on information it had during the USSR.<p>Additionally Russians can access all Western media whenever they like and they do so often, especially the urbanized population. (where the majority of them create pro-Putin comments defending the actions of the Russian government)<p>That pro-Putin votes will evaporate is just your personal opinion and hope, but it isn&#x27;t based on anything real. After the Yeltsin years it will take many decades for liberalism to recover in Russia.