The Russian president carefully cultivates an image of muscular masculinity to pump up nationalist fervor against a West portrayed as culturally and sexually decadent.

Keywords:
Valerie, Sperling, Vladimir, Putin, machismo, masculinity, nationalism, Crimea, NATO, sanctions
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