Whisper It Gently, But Will Russia Survive Putin?

The incalculable costs of one man’s ambitions…

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We’ve been here before.

For those who know their history, they will have read or learnt about the Soviet-Afghan war which ran from 1979–1989.

They will have read about the operation storm-333 which gave rise to the idea of Soviet occupation of this ancient land and everything which…