Interview with Vladimir Putin from 1996 where he says that the biggest threat of return of totalitarianism is "in the mentality of our own people" who believe that "strong hand" can solve all social problems. Then he explains, it never works this way because "the very strong hand will soon start to strangle ourselves". Putin also says the only solution is democratic society with democratic institutions which control law enforcement, not the other way around. As of 2024, that Putin of 1996 could have been jailed for at least a few charges for violating Russian administrative and criminal codes, such as "discrediting the official authorities", and he would be equivocally described as "Russophobic".