Ah yes, I put many of his quotes in one of my earlier posts.
You on the other hand, took something from a news item and chose to understand it completely out of context.
And, as I have said many times, Russia has a history of a strong central power. The Russians are overwhelmingly happy with Putin. It is only the commie whiners who have been ousted or have a handful of followers that continue to complain. We have many more of these same commie whiners here in this country.
Yes, I've read where there is something called Soviet Chic that is all in style.
Ronald Reagan was right in calling the old Soviet Union the Evil Empire, and Putin is restoring it. You can worship the monster if you wish...he's America's enemy.