Gukhovsky's analysis applies similarly to the deterioration of civil society in the USA. Take this:

"Putin’s propaganda has lured us into a terrible trap. Having hooked us on the hook of resentment and imperial nostalgia, giving us a sense of belonging to a great historical mission..."

The hook of "resentment and imperial nostalgia" is also in use by the rising authoritarians in the USA. That is what "make america great again" is all about. Descendants of immigrants believing that immigrants are destroying "their" country is just one obvious example of how well it works.