Vlad the Insatiable Is Putin trying to recreate the Soviet Union? No, George W. Bush was right: He's a man who can be trusted No, he's merely trying to enhance his own personal power No, why would he want control of Muslim-dominated 'stan' nations? No, one little peninsula does not an empire make Yes, and it'll be more hammer than sickle Yes, but it will include only the nations with high ethnic Russian populations Yes, everyone knows Putin is hungry to be a superpower leader Yes, it's like the biblical beast with the mortal wound returning Other View Results Loading ...