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Where does the “special path” lead states? Why did the Russian elite overestimate itself? And how does the West see Russia? This episode is filled with the atmosphere of a Florentine home – barking dogs, singing birds – because Forbes Talk is visiting Alexander Baunov (recognized as a foreign agent), the author of the book “The End of the Regime: How Three European Dictatorships Ended.” Was it possible to prevent the “special operation” in Ukraine, how to stop the strife within the opposition, and why the state is more popular than the stars – watch the interview! Time codes: 00:00 – In this episode 01:48 – Arrest for text: the case of Zhenya Berkovich* 04:24 – From the dictatorship of deception to the dictatorship of fear. What stage is Russia at? 10:31 – Why is Russian society so apathetic? 15:54 – What is Baunov doing in Florence? 18:04 – The book “The End of the Regime” – what does it have to do with Russia? 20:25 – Why does the “special path” lead the country to a dead end? 24:44 – Why do we need alternative sources of information? 27:21 – “Those who wanted to leave anyway left” – is that true? 30:57 – “The aggressor was watching Harry Potter” 32:17 – Advice for the opposition: how to stop feuding and start negotiating 39:17 – How does the fight against monopoly in power lead to economic prosperity? 42:30 – “Well, you don’t believe that everyone is subordinate to America” 44:27 – Why doesn’t the West understand Russia? 49:30 – Roads and bridges: is infrastructure development possible without autocracy? 53:34 – Fuses that would have allowed to avoid a “special operation” 57:24 – Museum of dictatorships 1:02:54 – “I’m not interested in a second time” Cooperation and ideas: [email protected] For advertising: [email protected] #Baunov #news #politics Evgenia Berkovich and Svetlana Petriychuk are included in the Rosfinmonitoring list as extremists and terrorists