title: Chapter Six The twenty-first century and Vladimir Putin
abstract: A vision of a Eurasian SuperpowerWhen Vladimir Putin assumed power, he outlined his vision of how he would exercise it and his strategy for the development of his state, basing his ideas on a selection of historical experiences to legitimize Russia's right to the status of a superpower.He presented his ideas in a political manifesto entitled "Russia at the Turn of the Millennium." 615Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who had a conversation with President Putin shortly after he came to power, was highly im