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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