Putin’s Philosophers: Reading Vasily Grossman In The Kremlin – Analysis

By Brent Eastwood*

(FPRI) -- What makes Putin tick? Many have attempted to answer that question. Most conclude, especially after the invasion of Ukraine, that he is evil, diabolical, and a war criminal. He may be all of those things, but he didn’t start out that way. Putin was once just another middling KGB officer, not a...