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There is an image of Vladimir Putin visiting Crimea during this year’s Victory Day parade. The words ‘Great Patriotic War’ are illuminated on an Olympic-size screen behind him, the points of a star behind him lending him the haloed look — at least fleetingly — of a modern-day Russian icon. Putin, like the local dignitaries who flank him on the elevated stage, is wearing the black- and-orange St. George ribbon pinned to his lapel. It’s a symbol of Russian military valor historically associated with World War II and, in recent months, with separatism in Ukraine This heavily coded image invoking Soviet greatness is a useful starting point when considering Putins remarkable change of fortune over the last few months. Read more... More about Vladimir Putin, Us World, World, Ukraine, and Crimea
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 20:13:35 +0000

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