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Dubravka Ugresic: Literature, Identity and Putin's kisses. | 23 comments (23 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Is it worth reminding that Grozny got a street of Putin's name?

Last night, a question in the US presidential debates was "Do you think that Russia under Vladimir Putin is an evil empire?"

And there is yet another book:

What does the man think of himself?

by das monde on Wed Oct 8th, 2008 at 05:40:04 AM EST

Re: Putin's kisses. (none / 1)

I hesistate to respond because this is supposed to be about Ugresic, but I did bring up Putin...

His spokesman has made it very clear VVP does not want streets named after him or monuments erected to him.
Evil Empire? See here.
And for his birthday he released a dvd, "Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin."
What does the man think of himself? I want to know what his clones think of him, since I cannot fathom how one human being has time to be a Prime Minister, judo instructor, tiger-hunter, party chairman, National leader, murderous spy, and personal savior of Iceland all at once. There must be more than one of him.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Wed Oct 8th, 2008 at 03:32:13 PM EST
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