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The Political Implications of the Putin Coup
Putin doesn't really know the strength of his adversaries or who really supports him, because everybody lies to him. He has no way of knowing whether his elites are actually going to hold strong or defect in the last minute. Most likely outcome is Putin trying to assert control through purges and trying to do sort of shows of strength. It's the kind of thing that dictators do after they have had this moment of obvious vulnerability on display for everyone else.