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How Putin’s Wars Shaped Modern Russia
Intelligence Squared
The Real Currency of Russia Is Not the Ruble, It Is Putin's Favor
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Putin has steadily been shrinking the circle of people to whom he listens, says Peter Bergen. He was surrounded by XKGB members who couldn't cope with end of empire, writes Bergen. "The whole system held within it the seeds of its own destruction," adds Bergen.
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