Putin’s Third Term

Posted by Nick Taussig on Feb 16, 2012 in Blog, Human Interest, Non-Fiction, Russia, The Distinguished Assassin | 5 comments

It appears that Putin will be President once more, despite the protestations of the Russian people who cry not only foul play but also that they’ve had enough of Vladimir Vladimirovich – the leader who refuses to relinquish power in the vein of the many despots before him. Democracy in Russia is nothing but a façade, an illusion. Men such as Putin, former KGB apparatchiks, have little concern for the will of people – what they want and need. Rather such men, former nomenklatura, care...

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