We can say as much as we want that the victories of populists in the West do not affect Moscow's decision to expand its aggression and other authoritarian leaders to become more brazen, but reality has once again demonstrated that there is a direct link between these phenomena.

Populists can be elected only in a divided and weakened country, where aggravation of conflicts between different segments of society is a necessary precondition for them to come to power. After all, the very essence of populism is to construct the myth of the oppressed "us" and the evil and insidious "them.".

Against this backdrop, real problems and enemies, which are difficult and complicated to confront, give way to these imaginary constructs, which are much easier to paralyze and build support on. And modern social networks are becoming a kind of steroids for "hate mongers" who are working to polarize society to perfection.

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