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Originally Posted by Olefin
Putin tends to go for big and showy (i.e. see recent Olympics for context)
At the least it would have to be a big target - maybe a barracks gets blown up or something like that - taking over the Crimea over a couple of people wont do it
but a whole barracks full of Navy personnel, a minesweeper and its crew, etc.. - thats more his style - plus it gives him a nice big state funeral to do his Stalin impression (would be much better if he grew a moustache to go with it)
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Meh, he wouldn't need the mustache. He doesn't need to impersonate Stalin when his own personality cult is already firmly entrenched. It doesn't help that we live in an age where celebrities, whether they be politicians, movie stars, self help gurus, etc. are nearly worshipped as messiahs. Look at the cult around the recently deceased Hugo Chavez as one recent example.
Putin basically IS Russia at this point, for better or worse.