Anyone who follows the behavior of modern autocrats all over the world knows that their hunger for the past is greater than the longing for the future. Russian President Putin, an avid fan of the former Soviet Union, is an exponent of this phenomenon, especially as he watched with sorrow as the superior power crumbled, weakened and lost its strength. In all the speeches he gave this week, he subtly referred to the humiliation of that time, apparently a trauma that runs deep.
Imperialist Putin must have laughed a lot at western divisions | Özcan Akyol
