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Vladimir Putin Seeks Power, Confronts Protests

Vladimir Putin Seeks Power, Confronts Protests
Russian President Vladimir Putin stands prior to a cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 15, 2020. Dmitry Astakhov/Sputnik via AP
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On May 1, 2019, Russian police in Moscow and St. Petersburg arrested over a hundred demonstrators who had made it clear to all observers they were protesting one man: Russian President and former KGB Col. Vladimir Putin.

Austin Bay
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Austin Bay is a colonel (ret.) in the U.S. Army Reserve, author, syndicated columnist, and teacher of strategy and strategic theory at the University of Texas–Austin. His latest book is “Cocktails from Hell: Five Wars Shaping the 21st Century.”
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