Given the hysterical climate surrounding Vladimir Putin’s power in Russia and the wider world, the publication of a book entitled Russia without Putin brings fresh air to a debate spoiled by stereotypes and fashionable brands of Russia and Putin The Bloody Dictator. Russia without Putin should be recommended to anybody interested in understanding contemporary Russia – and, in particular, a more nuanced analysis of the country’s social reality. Indeed, not only inside Russia, but outside the country as well, the figure of Putin is a convenient way of explaining everything that happens in the country and, more importantly, casting Russian society out of our thoughts.
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Karine Clement: How to think about Russia without Putin
An elderly woman crosses a road in front a mural painting depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the wall of a house, in the town of Kashira, some 115 km southeast of Moscow, on Oct. 16, 2017.
