In my case, it’s not a cult leader, it’s a commissar. You can see him in uniform in this short video put out by the KGB:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEQS2RC1Cwc
...and the thing is, this is a REAL video put out by the Russians, in response to the IDIOTIC video the CIA put out trying to recruit disgruntled Soviets (the CIA doesn’t realize the Cold War ended 32 years ago).
I was my view that during the re-emergence of Russia, it
would have been a great time to develop some summits with
which to improve relations. It would have given Russia’s
leaders some semblance of status during those days. Let
them feel respected.
Bush could have done it without problem. We wouldn’t be
in this situation if we had.
I think Trump can work with Putin. We’ll see what comes
of it.
It went from the USSR to almost invisible at times, and
it had morphed pretty much a good part of the way
toward what we had always said we wanted it to.
What a lost opportunity > IMO.