While learning from history is the first duty of any statesman worth his salt, he should also be on guard against learning the wrong lessons.
One example is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempt at building a national strategy around certain moments in history that are long gone, never to return.
In this context Putin ordered a big celebration for the 70th anniversary of the Yalta Conference of February 1945 in which US President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin carved post-war Europe into zones of influence. New bronze statues of the “Big Three” were unveiled …read more
Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
