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If you elected to read what he's saying everywhere else you will find that the only thing he considered important in his life was the Soviet Union. Which is why he is moving to take over the government and restore it to it's old status.

It will be interesting just how tolerant he will be of the church when he restores the Soviet.

If you elected to read what he's saying everywhere else

But this is untrue and you neglect to support this with links showing the sources.

Russia has always had a strong central state, even before the USSR. I have posted quote after quote here showing this was part of Putin's beliefs and agenda way before Beslan, even. The Russians know and accept this.

The Soviet Union produced some of the greatest literature and music, ballet, opera, in the world. To completely dismiss it as a huge mistake is to tell Russians that everything they love, from the Bolshoi Ballet, the world-celebrated and incredible-beyond-words Moscow Circus, Rimsky-Korsakov, and the state Balalaika orchestra, is not important. Yet it is a part of them at every level.

You have no understanding of the Russian culture whatsoever. You view everything from your eyes without the ability to see their view.

I at least have traveled there many times, took two semesters of their language, worship weekly or more often in their ancient language, and spend time with many friends from Russia. I am not Russian but I believe I understand Putin far better than you do.