Though Putin has cultivated nationalism in Russia – according to Harvard University’s Timothy Colton, at a recent meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, Putin called himself the country’s “biggest nationalist” – he found fertile ground to plow.
S’il a certes cultivé le nationalisme en Russie – se déclarant le plus grand nationaliste de tous, lors d’une récente réunion du Club de discussion Valdai – il a trouvé un terrain fertile pour ce faire.