Is Putin Rebuilding The Russian Empire?

Is Putin Rebuilding The Russian Empire?
Vladimir Putin Forging Ahead With Vision Of Eurasian Empire -- Times Online

The Soviet Union is gradually being rebuilt as Vladimir Putin eyes a return to the Kremlin. The man who declared the collapse of the Communist state to be the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century” appears determined to forge a new empire.

The latest evidence emerged in a suggestion by Igor Shuvalov, First Deputy Prime Minister in Mr Putin’s Government, that Russia may abolish the rouble and create a common currency with Kazakhstan and Belarus.

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