Putin’s claim to the throne is weaker. His grandfather was a cook. He’s not a noble. Sure he’s Supreme Leader for life, but Tsar? No. He can stand next to real nobility in front of cameras to try and soak up some of their aura but that’s about it.
I never said that Putin had a claim to the throne. But he's made himself the virtual Tsar of a new Russian Empire, and he's got the guns and nukes to back it up.
116 posted on 07/25/2014 2:15:42 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
(Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
