… Attempts to define and unite the nation.
Putin’s foreign policy rapidly depleting financial reserves of Russia undermines the military and political resources.
Russian President Vladimir Putin throughout his nearly 17-year rule was looking for a common thread that would connect all and dampen dissent against him. In 2012, he formed committees to discuss social policy and the national policy to determine what it means to be Russian. The committees are unable to reach consensus and exhausted. Recently the Russian leader has decided to resume these efforts and 31 October endorsed the creation of the law of the Russian nation. …read more