Mar 18, 2022 · Putin promptly created his own version of history, combining Soviet myths (sans their communist baggage) with stories from the Russian Empire before 1917, and when the centenary of the revolution...

Sep 19, 2023 · From the shadows, he has helped construct the ideological and historical edifice on which much of Mr. Putin’s rule rests. But who is he? Mr. Medinsky was born in the …

Sep 3, 2023 · Vladimir Putin has revised Russian history with the release of a new series of high school textbooks. Max Butterworth / NBC News. Russian high school seniors will return to …

Nov 29, 2022 · In this fascinating article, Jack Seery investigates President Putin’s relationship with history, and the influence it has on the present.

Feb 10, 2024 · Vladimir Putin fed Tucker Carlson myths about Russian and Ukrainian history that are being taught to millions of Russian students.

Jan 23, 2023 · To put it simply, Putin's view of Russian history runs as follows: Russia grew bigger and defeated external enemies, which always sought the country's demise, until it spanned …

Sep 25, 2023 · Vladimir Putin took control of Russia as prime minister and president by the early 21st century, his time in power marked by invasions of Crimea and Ukraine.

Mar 19, 2024 · Putin’s preoccupation with history has become increasingly evident as his reign has progressed, and is closely linked to his deep-seated resentment over the perceived …

Feb 24, 2022 · Russian President Vladimir Putin has had his eye on Ukraine for years and did not want to see the country join NATO, a Western military alliance.

Russia’s amateur historian-in-chief frequently says that history was his favorite subject, and his spokesman has boasted that Putin possesses an “absolutely phenomenal knowledge of …

Less than a year before Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, he published an essay using history to argue that Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians are …

Oct 10, 2023 · Moscow was once considered the third Rome, but in Vladimir Putin’s view it is more accurately the second Kyiv. How many contemporary political leaders invoke early …

Oct 25, 2022 · Vladimir Putin's history of conflict with former Soviet nations: the timeline and human cost Vladimir Putin's rise from a relatively unknown KGB agent to a two-decade …

Feb 26, 2022 · In a televised address delivered on February 24, Putin offers a convincing but grossly inaccurate narrative of modern history. The Russian president frames his invasion of …

1 day ago · Coming to some kind of accommodation with Moscow, in this view, ... Mr. Putin, in his eyes, is someone worthy of admiration and respect, unlike the leaders of traditional U.S. allies …

12 hours ago · Trump is no student of history (he famously claimed that George Washington won the American Revolution after he "took over the airports"), and he hasn't echoed Putin's long …

1 day ago · Putin and Trump have spoken on the phone; their two teams have met in Saudi Arabia; a presidential summit is expected soon. But a few days ago the newspaper Moskovsky …

Feb 7, 2025 · View all partners. Copy link. Email. X (Twitter) ... In this Trump seems to be emulating China’s Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin of Russia, leaders he has said he admires and …

21 hours ago · The Irish Independent’s View: Vulnerable Europe must unite to face down the threat posed by Vladimir Putin The Irish Independent’s View: A clear policy on housing will …

Feb 12, 2025 · President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Wednesday, a 90-minute conversation that began a new chapter in their storied history. Their …