Mother Russia’s Savior, Traumatic Reenactment, and the Atrocities of War
Journal: Clio s Psyche
Year: 2022

Juhani Ihanus does a fine job in his revealing articles on Putin, Zelenskyy, and Ukraine. While I’m inclined to emphasize somewhat different elements in Putin’s life and the horror that is occurring in Europe’s second-largest country by area and seventh by population (before over five million Ukrainians became refugees as a result of Putin’s aggression), I will focus my thoughts on Putin being shaped by his childhood and K.G.B. experiences, his drive to restore the millions of Russians (or are t