With a rumble and a roar, an iron curtain is descending on Russian history.
Besides numerous science courses, I had the opportunity to study philosophy, the history of architecture, economics, and Russian history in courses taught by extraordinarily knowledgeable professors.
I grew up reading the classic novels of Cold War espionage, and I studied Russian history and Soviet foreign policy.
Vladimir Putin is a dictator. He's not a leader. Anybody who thinks otherwise doesn't know Russian history and they don't know Vladimir Putin.
I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on.
