Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Alexander J. Motyl: Sex, politics and Putin
A file photo shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin handing over a medal to singer Losif Kobzon during an awarding ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, on August 29, 2012. One of Ukraine's biggest TV networks faced the threat on January 2, 2015, of going off air for filling its highly-rated New Year's Eve show with Russian pop songs beamed live from Moscow. AFP PHOTO / POOL/ MISHA JAPARIDZE
If you’d like to know one of the reasons for Vladimir Putin’s phenomenal popularity in Russia, pick up Clark University Professor Valerie Sperling’s excellent new book, Sex, Politics, and Putin: Political Legitimacy in Russia.
