Ramzan Kadyrov, the 39-year-old leader of the Russian republic of Chechnya — and a man whose idea of expressing disapproval of a minister is to pummel him in a boxing ring — is looking for a new assistant. True to his flamboyant style, he will recruit one through an Apprentice-style reality TV show.
Behind Kadyrov’s thuggish and attention-seeking antics, though, is a surprisingly effective political operator who has just pulled off another political coup — to a large extent by turning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s own tactics against him.
For the leader of a declining country whose economy is shrinking and whose …read more
Source: Vox
