Isn’t one of the reasons the massive support from Chinese government?

Fuck Stalin

I would add that Russian elections are systematically rigged since at least 2004

Spain population in general is probably not increasing, but people move from less popular areas to more popular areas, where it’s easier to find a job or study

I believe veto was the thing that has destroyed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

That looks like a vicious circle of authoritarianism. You suppress free media, you suppress anyone who says things you don’t like. Your servants only provide you the information which won’t make them punished. You end up completely detached from reality which leads your rule to fall eventually

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