Putin the Great

August 1, 2021 | View In Browser

August 1, 2021 | View In Browser

Illustration: Paige Vickers

All through the summer, we’re revisiting some of our best long reads from the past few years in Foreign Affairs. Next up is Susan Glasser’s essay on the West’s long history of getting Vladimir Putin wrong. The Russian leader is neither all-seeing nor all-powerful, Glasser writes. But despite his weaknesses, it would be a mistake to underestimate him now.

Putin the Great

Russia’s Imperial Impostor

By Susan B. Glasser

Find previous summer reads here.

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