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The American founders could teach Putin a lesson: Provoking an unnecessary war is not how to prove your masculinity

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
The American founders could teach Putin a lesson: Provoking an unnecessary war is not how to prove your masculinityThere are lots of official photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin shirtless, including this one from August 2017.Alexey Nikolsky/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

President Vladimir Putin of Russia loves shows of machismo. He constantly pumps up his swagger. He is wont to disparage women. And he has repeatedly appeared on the public stage bare-cheste...

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