“A key element of Vladimir Putin’s legitimation strategy has been the cultivation of a macho image,” writes Clark University Political Science Professor Valerie Sperling in a recent blog post titled, “Happy Birthday, Mr. Putin!” To read more about Sperling and her new book, “Sex, Politics, and Putin: Political Legitimacy in Russia,” click here.
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Prof. Sperling lectures at Helsinki seminar on gender, activism in Russia
Valerie Sperling, professor of political science at Clark University, recently lectured at the University of Helsinki’s Aleksanteri Institute as part of a seminar on Gender, Activism, and Political Legitimacy in Russia. The seminar was organized by the Doctoral School for Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies (REEES), the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Russian Studies, and the…
