TWO VLADIMIRS, facing each other across a century of time: joined and separated by the Russian nation. Two Vladimirs – Lenin and Putin – around whose understanding of, and aspirations for, Russia, the whole world has, reluctantly, been forced to circle. Two Vladimirs, and their contradictory visions of Russia’s meaning, dictating the fate of humankind. Two Vladimirs, more alike than either man would willingly admit. Lacking in this Red empire was the first Vladimir’s readiness to wager everything to move the experiment forward.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 18, 2022 07:24 UTC