Does Putin have a messiah complex? Experts believe that behind the barbarity of the “final battle” for Ukraine lies a president who believes he has a sacred duty to crush evil.
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Blitzkrieg to defeat 'the forces of Hell'
Does Putin have a messiah complex? Experts believe that behind the barbarity of the "final battle" for Ukraine lies a president who believes he has a sacred duty to crush evil.
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Does Putin have a messiah complex?
Yes: Putin has swallowed Dugin's arguments hook, line and sinker. He believes himself to be the Tsar called for Ivan Ilyin and sees conquering Ukraine as the first step toward creating a new empire.
No: Putin may pretend to be idealistic, but in reality, it is a cynical front to mask his own power-hungry ambitions. Nobody who is really Christian could behave in the way that he has done.
Or... According to the Russian poet Maria Stepanova, Putin imagines himself not as a messiah but as an author who is rewriting European history. the only thing he cares about is being in control of events.
Keywords
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works - An enormous complex that became the Ukrainian army's final stronghold in Mariupol
Tsar - Title given to an emperor of Russia before the revolution of 1917. The word was originally used for the Bulgarian monarchs in the 10th Century, but can also be used to refer to anyone with absolute power.
Rasputin - A Russian mystic who gained considerable influence over the last Tsar, Nicholas II, and his family,
Abyss - A pit that has no bottom.
Eurasia - The word is a fusion of "Europe" and "Asia". In George Orwell's novel 1984, there are three superstates that are perpetually at war - Eurasia, Oceania and Eastasia.
Vladivostock - A port city on the east coast of Russia.
Lisbon - The capital of Portugal, on the western coast of Europe.
Blitzkrieg to defeat ‘the forces of Hell’
Glossary
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works - An enormous complex that became the Ukrainian army’s final stronghold in Mariupol
Tsar - Title given to an emperor of Russia before the revolution of 1917. The word was originally used for the Bulgarian monarchs in the 10th Century, but can also be used to refer to anyone with absolute power.
Rasputin - A Russian mystic who gained considerable influence over the last Tsar, Nicholas II, and his family,
Abyss - A pit that has no bottom.
Eurasia - The word is a fusion of “Europe” and “Asia”. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, there are three superstates that are perpetually at war – Eurasia, Oceania and Eastasia.
Vladivostock - A port city on the east coast of Russia.
Lisbon - The capital of Portugal, on the western coast of Europe.