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Vladmir Putin said that once Russia regained its global importance the well-being of Russians would improve. Getty
Vladmir Putin said that once Russia regained its global importance the well-being of Russians would improve. Getty
Book review: The Long Hangover: Putin’s New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past
Psychologically wounded by the USSR’s collapse, Vladimir Putin has now restored national pride, but at a high price – as a new book documents
Kit Gillet
February 12, 2018