The reset ended when the 2011 falsified Russian election triggered unprecedented middle-class ('creative class') protests demanding 'no taxation without representation'; Putin, frightened of losing control, blamed the West and McFaul personally for fomenting revolution.
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Michael McFaulEvidence Quote
“he blamed me personally by the way for that. He said that I was sent to foment and coordinate the revolution against him and that's when the reset ended.”
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“They’re Not Like Us”: Michael McFaul on Autocrats vs. Democrats and the Fight for the 21st Century— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 6/18/2026, 1:57:41 PM
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