How the 1980s Explains Vladimir Putin
As the Soviet system disintegrated, the Russian president was a young KGB agent serving in an isolated part of East Germany. Here's how the experience would shape him -- and his country. More »
Fiona Hill is director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. Clifford Gaddy is an economist and senior fellow at Brookings. Both specialize on Russia. They are coauthors of The Siberian Curse and Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin.
As the Soviet system disintegrated, the Russian president was a young KGB agent serving in an isolated part of East Germany. Here's how the experience would shape him -- and his country. More »
The Russian president, a practiced propagandist since before he entered the Kremlin, is refashioning more than just his public image More »
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