Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Alexander J. Motyl: The decline of the Russian empire
People stand in front of a figure depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin reading \"military and economic\" during the traditional rosemonday carnival parade in the western German city of Duesseldorf on Feb. 16, 2015.
The following is an interview with Rein Taagepera, professor emeritus of the University of Tartu, in Estonia, and the University of California, Irvine.
