Putin tomb visit fuels nationalism
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Vladimir Putin met with his generals and prayed at Peter the Great’s tomb on his birthday, in a move critics said projected nationalist symbolism and cult-of-personality.
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😵💫 The Kremlin showed Putin's celebratory lunch with the generals yesterday.
It doesn't feel festive at all. Everyone's expressions are gloomy…
It doesn't feel festive at all. Everyone's expressions are gloomy…