Haslam's assessment of Putin situation is bleak (pp. 268-7) but uncertain. A summary is contained in the passage I quote, from the last paragraph of the book. What might result from a "war of the Russian succession?" A democracy? A dictatorship? Who knows? The histian of the Bolshevik Revolution is guardedly pessemistic. Whatever comes next is not for America to decide.
Perfect timing for your review, simultaneous with Ukraine's (necessarily US-aided) drone attack on Russian bombers. No limits to hubris. Thanks for this.
Haslam's assessment of Putin situation is bleak (pp. 268-7) but uncertain. A summary is contained in the passage I quote, from the last paragraph of the book. What might result from a "war of the Russian succession?" A democracy? A dictatorship? Who knows? The histian of the Bolshevik Revolution is guardedly pessemistic. Whatever comes next is not for America to decide.
Perfect timing for your review, simultaneous with Ukraine's (necessarily US-aided) drone attack on Russian bombers. No limits to hubris. Thanks for this.
A vital question that hasn't yet been asked.
Nice to hear from you again. Much wisdom in your latest dispatch. My question is this: "Is Putin as weak as the West believes he is?"