Vladimir Putin claims to be a symbol of “Otechestvo” — or the Russian Fatherland itself.Every one of his speeches, photo-ops and press briefings is intended to convey the clear message that the Russian president is a man of the people. He will protect his citizenry from enemies, foreign and domestic, repel Ukrainian “Nazis” from committing genocide against ethnic Russians in Donbass, wrestle a NATO soldier to the judo mat and rescue a Russian child from the claws of a Siberian Tiger. But underneath this façade of altruism that Putin has been carefully crafting for over 20 years, is a cold-blooded, egotistic dictator, who has led a clandestine life filled with mysterious affairs, czar-worthy palace intrigue, and incalculable wealth handed to him by oligarchs who stole from the Russian common man.
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