Wow: Putin Is Building a Gulag Economy

Russia may have just crossed a line that matters far more than another bad economic statistic. One of Russia’s best-known exiled economists says Putin is moving the country toward a harsh command economy—and the evidence is showing up in two places at once. The remaining anti-war political opposition is being pushed off the ballot, while Russia’s federal prison system is preparing to connect inmates directly with business and industrial production. That is the connection we need to understand tonight. Because authoritarian politics and economic control are not two separate Putin stories anymore. They are becoming one system. And if Igor Lipsits is right, Russia is moving toward something that looks less like a modern market economy and increasingly like a Gulag economy.0:00 Russia May Have Crossed a Line0:54 The Economist Putin Turned Into an Enemy2:13 “Russia Is Going Down the Path of North Korea”2:30 Why Removing Yabloko Matters3:21 Russia’s Command-Economy Turning Point4:21 Everything Is Now “For the War”4:58 The Return of Prison Labor6:11 Why Putin Couldn’t Risk an Anti-War Vote7:51 What Russia’s FSIN Actually Does8:38 Prisoners Become an Economic Labor Pool9:58 Putin’s Authoritarian System Takes Shape13:35 Putin Is All In13:46 The Economic Trap Putin Is Creating15:05 How You Can Help Ukraine#Putin #Russia #RussianEconomy #Ukraine #UkraineWar #PrisonLabor #Gulag #CommandEconomy #Yabloko #FSIN #RussianPolitics #PutinRussia #WarEconomy #RussiaUkraine #ProfessorGerdesFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.Here is the fundraisers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMTs6amkGUg and Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's pre