Obviously not all the advocates share that goal - that's the whole point. Most people would not be OK with intentionally trashing the economy to overturn democracy. It's a camouflaged poison pill policy.
Here are two other Russian proxies achieving totalitarianism. Economically, they're not doing it by racking up pats on the back:
Here are two other Russian proxies achieving totalitarianism. Economically, they're not doing it by racking up pats on the back:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_in_Venezuela
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/PPPPC@WEO/VEN
https://apnews.com/article/argentina-economy-crisis-javier-m...