In the early 2000s, Vladimir Putin seemed to be a pragmatic politician. However, since then his actions have become weighed down with an anti-Western ideology nourished by references to certain conservative Russian philosophers. Could he have taken a step backwards when he became a point of reference for all the “non-aligned” and conservatives of the planet? When he acceded to the Russian presidency at the beginning of the year 2000, Vladimir Putin solemnly declared: “I am opposed to the restoration of any kind of official state ideology in Russia (“Russia at the Turn of the Millennium”). His objective was …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
