And you think it’s different now. Putin was and is a Soviet. He is the first leader in Moscow since Stalin to have total power. Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Andropov and Gorby all had to deal with their Politburo. Putin has no such restraint in his quest to resurrect the borders of the USSR.
“He is the first leader in Moscow since Stalin to have total power.”
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“Putin has no such restraint in his quest to resurrect the borders of the USSR.”
Link please.