It's a manifesto. It's an ideology. It's a warning to the West. It's a declaration that Putin will be in power forever. And it's an acknowledgment that Putin's days are numbered.
Or maybe it's just the Kremlin's post-modern Troller in Chief just being himself.
It, of course, is Vladislav Surkov's latest opus titled: Putin's Long State. It was published this week in Nezavisimaya Gazeta and it's got Kremlin-watchers talking.
So, let's talk about it.
On the latest Power Vertical podcast, Brian Whitmore sits down with CEPA's Editor in Chief, Donald N. Jensen.