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The Moscow Times Top Stories Analysts Predict a Russian Descent Into Madness By Ivan Nechepurenko 12:48pm The Moscow Times Top Stories Analysts Predict a Russian Descent Into Madness Today, January 18th 12:48pm · By Ivan Nechepurenko Shared by 1 person President Vladimir Putin cannot afford at this point to reform the political system he has built up, as doing so would undermine his grip on power, a panel of political analysts said at the Gaidar Forum on Friday. They went on to warn that without fundamental change, Russia risks an eventual descent into "revolutionary chaos." The panel, which consisted of several analysts known for their vocal criticism of Russian government policy, spoke before a packed audience. Such heated political rhetoric may seem out of place at a high-level economic policy conference co-organized by the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) an