The Putin Question
Inside Putin's Growing Tensions With The West
What's the real story behind Putin's international posturing, and what does it mean for the West? This 2015 report explores the rise of Russian nationalism and asks how far Putin will go in his expansionist policies.
Following crises in the Crimea and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin's political agenda has come under close scrutiny. With Russian media that is critical of the regime restricted to dark corners of the internet and those that protest openly declared traitors, Putin's rule is based on the expansion of traditional Russian values. Historian Lilia Shevtsova defines it as a policy of "Close the doors, close the windows and consolidate society on the basis of the enemy".
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