Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, for the news is confirmed: Vladislav Surkov, once Putin’s “grey cardinal,” not so much his political technologist as political theatrician, is gone.
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ladimir Putin confers with Vladislav Surkov during a meeting in the Urals city of Kurgan, on Feb. 13, 2012.
