Vladimir Putin's Version of War and Peace

Auteur

Joseph Laurence (Larry) Black is professor emeritus and distinguished research professor at Carleton.

Texte du rabat

For Putin, the home front is a second front. His government's efforts to create and maintain a patriotic, or at least obedient, citizenry is the main subject, along with Moscow's necessary pivot to the East for political and economic succour.

Contenu

Opening Salvoes

Explaining Away a Brutal War of Attrition

War Into the 'Foreseeable Future'

Putin as Vozhd

Net Voine! (No to War!). The Domestic Political Scene

Human and Civil Rights

International Considerations. Are Russians 'Isolated from the Civilized World?'

The Russian Economy Pivots to the East

War of Words. Creating Young Patriots

Ripple Effects. In Lieu of a Conclusion