" A privatização de DEUS" ... Vladimir Shlapentokh
shlapentokh.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/the -privatization-of-god-by-putin/ … Vladimir Shlapentokh Декабрь 6, 2012 The Privatization of God by Putin Filed under: Uncategorized — shlapentokh @ 6:26 пп The Privatization of God by Putin Vladimir Shlapentokh Introduction The number and variety of tricks Putin has used to insure his power and justify his legitimacy as the Russian leader surpasses those of all who ruled Russia before him in both their inventiveness and diversity. This is certainly true about the Soviet leaders; Putin’s trickery even surpasses Stalin’s, with all his tactics for removing his rivals in the late 1920s. Western politicians are, of necessity, forced to participate in a complicated parliamentary struggle, and in a climate of unhinged public opinion. However, their ingenuity pales in comparison with the cunning of Putin’s lieutenants. Two major events during Putin’s rule determined Russia’s domestic and foreign policies, whose single goal was the mai...