The second president of Russia seems as surprised as anyone by his rapid ascension to the helm. Vladimir Putin's machismo, stiffness, the blurtings of hooligan jargon and the almost brazen ideological evasiveness–are all signs that add up to a gloomy teenager who cannot decide whether to be the best pupil or the schoolyard bully, and so does both. For now, let us leave Putin interpreting and instead focus on the horizon that he faces. […]
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112
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1
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http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/ponars/pm_0112.pdf
