Mark Galeotti: The Putin myth
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) speaks with the media after his annual televised call-in show in central Moscow on April 14, 2016.
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin went through one of his ritual Direct Linecall-in shows: a three-hour, 40-minute marathon covering everything from the state of the roads in Omsk (they’re terrible) to whether he swears (yes, but only to himself).
