Remove the dictator, the thinking goes, and the problem disappears. More than two years into the largest war in Europe since World War II, this belief remains remarkably persistent. Across Western media, political discourse, and popular culture, Russia is often still portrayed as a society tragically held hostage by a single authoritarian ruler. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . The Oscars’ decision to award Best Documentary Feature to the Russian-