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Russian 'psychopath' torturer dubbed Dr Evil by Ukrainian POW victims for his brutality at hellhole gulag is unmasked by activists​

Russian 'psychopath' torturer dubbed Dr Evil by Ukrainian POW victims

Dozens of exchanged prisoners collaborated with independent journalists to track down the Putin prison medic who subjected them to physical and psychological abuse

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It’s time, Ukraine: Kiev braces for a final reckoning​

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Trump’s ultimatum isn’t an ultimatum – and Moscow knows it​

 

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‘Obvious similarity’ between Ukraine and Nazi Germany – Medvede​

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Similarity between Putin Autocratic Government and Nazi Germany​

There are notable similarities between Putin’s autocratic government and Nazi Germany, but also key differences that prevent a direct equivalence.

Common features:

• Authoritarian Rule and Leader Cult: Both regimes center on the strong, personal power of a leader—a “personality cult”—with media glorification and a focus on national greatness12. In both cases, campaign narratives stress historic grievances (for Putin, the collapse of the Soviet Union; for Hitler, Germany’s defeat in World War I) as a justification for revanchist, irredentist policies16.
• Suppression of Opposition: Both have enacted severe restrictions on political opposition and civil society, utilizing state power and, to varying extents, violence, to eliminate rivals or dissenters. For instance, Putin’s Russia uses legal and extralegal means to marginalize opponents; Nazi Germany employed outright terror, including concentration camps and assassinations1245.
• Centralized Control: Control over the judiciary, legislature, and property, as well as over the media and political messaging, is a hallmark of both regimes17.
• Ideological Nationalism and Expansionism: The appeal to nationalist, often imperial, ambition—whether pan-German or pan-Russian—has shaped aggressive foreign policies, such as Hitler’s invasions in Europe and Putin’s war in Ukraine1610.
• Discrimination and Scapegoating: Both regimes utilize discriminatory rhetoric (Nazism’s focus on Aryan supremacy and antisemitism; Putinism’s anti-Ukrainian sentiment and suppression of LGBTQ+ rights) as tools of social mobilization and control26.

Key differences:

• Mass Mobilization: Nazi Germany was built on mass mobilization, with the Nazi party orchestrating huge rallies, creating youth organizations, and demanding active popular participation1. Putin’s Russia, in contrast, is characterized by depoliticization and passivity of the population—the regime “offers bread and entertainment” in exchange for political indifference. There is no mass party movement in the style of the Nazis12.
• Scale and Nature of Repression: While Putin’s regime is highly repressive—muzzling the press, opposition, and civil society—the level of violence and magnitude of state terror in Nazi Germany (e.g., concentration camps, genocide) is far greater and systematized. Russia has not reached this level of terror, nor has it instituted policies like the Holocaust142.
• Ideological Foundations: Nazism was revolutionary and aimed to “transcend” society, creating a new order, while Putin’s system is counter-revolutionary and conservative, actively opposing radical change or mass ideological transformation13.

Recent evolution:

• Multiple sources point out that Putin’s Russia has, especially after 2022, moved from pure authoritarianism to what some call “hybrid totalitarianism”, incorporating more pronounced elements of state control, intolerance for dissent, and support for imperial ambitions53. Some analysts warn that the trajectory and tactics bear resemblance to early stages of fascist or totalitarian regimes, though Russia is not identical to Nazi Germany532.

Conclusion:
While Putin’s government and Nazi Germany share traits such as autocracy, a focus on national greatness, repression, and aggressive foreign policy, there are vital differences—especially regarding the scale of mass mobilization and repression, and the revolutionary/fascist vs. reactionary/conservative nature of their systems. Most experts see Russia under Putin as exhibiting authoritarian with hybrid totalitarian features, "Nazi-like" in some respects but not fascist in the classic sense1253.