| ID | 132146 |
| Title Proper | Inside Vladimir Putin's mind |
| Other Title Information | looking back in anger |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Khrushcheva, Nina L |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Civilians are dying?.?.?.?in South Ossetia?.?.?.?the majority of them are citizens of the Russian federation.?.?.?.?We will not leave unpunished the deaths of our compatriots. The guilty parties have brought upon themselves the punishment they deserved." This announcement about the invasion of Georgia's territory came from then Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in August 2008. Medvedev was firm, citing the Russian Constitution and federal law, but while it was his lips moving, the words were clearly those of Vladimir Putin. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Affairs US Vol. 177, No.2; Jul-Aug 2014: p.17-24 |
| Journal Source | World Affairs US Vol. 177, No.2; Jul-Aug 2014: p.17-24 |
| Key Words | South Ossetia ; Russia ; Georgia ; Dmitri Medvedev ; Vladimir Putin ; Ukraine ; Viktor Yanukovich ; Militant Industrialization ; International Border |