The Future of Vladimir Putin: A Discussion with Philip Short
New Books in World Affairs
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People are wanting you basically to demonise him at this time. So your biography is trying to be more nuanced than that. People want a very, very hostile, pejorative demonising account. And I just don't think that actually helps us very much. If you don't understand where Putin is coming from and what his motives are, it's very hard to see how we can extricate ourselves from the current situation. Well, let's talk a bit about that background then and where he comes from. The mother, you have her as very protective, very, very keen on her son, not even working so as to bring him up. But quite a rough child, a
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