Putin, will surpass Stalin!Maybe set a new record for Russia!
From Catherine to Stalin to Putin, Putin is expected to set a new ruling record in Russia.
These leaders share the characteristics of the same civilization, showing that the genes of civilization are not easily changed.
Looking back at the history of more than a hundred years ago, compared with Tsarist Russia, we should be wary of this!Putin once said: A nation that forgets history will have no future!
According to Germany's Der Spiegel, if Putin decides to run again and is re-elected, he will be in power in the Kremlin for 30 years, surpassing Joseph Stalin's record of leading the Soviet Union between 1924 and 1953 (29 years) and becoming the longest-serving Russian head of state since Catherine the Great (July 9, 1762 to November 6, 1796, a total of 34 years).
Theoretically, Putin could be re-elected after this election, and his stay in power would reach 36 years, surpassing Catherine the Great and setting a new Russian record since 1762.
It is worth noting that these three leaders of the Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union, and the Russian era all exhibited similar characteristics: iron shoes and horses, expanding territory. Now we can compare the wars in which they participated during their tenure and the territories they gained:
First of all, Catherine the Great:
She once said, "If I lived to be 200 years old, all of Europe would be prostrate at my feet." ”
She was involved in seven major wars:
Three wars against the Ottoman Empire, winning control of the Black Sea, capturing Georgia and now Crimea, the core area of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict;
Three times he partitioned Poland with Opple, causing Poland to disappear from history for a full 120 years;
A war against Sweden that cost Sweden control of the Baltic Sea.
During Catherine's time, she witnessed the territorial expansion of Tsarist Russia, and her rule brought 650,000 square kilometers of territory to Tsarist Russia, bringing Tsarist Russia to its heyday, and was known as the "gendarme of Europe".
Second. Stalin.
Introduction: "In the Soviet army, the courage required to retreat was more important than to advance. ”
Major conflict: Soviet-Finnish War: Successfully advanced the Soviet-Finnish border in the Karelia region 150 kilometers to the north, ceding 45,840 square kilometers of land.
Partition of Poland: Participated in the implementation of the partition of Poland in cooperation with Germany.
Soviet-German War: Won the war with Nazi Germany.
During the Stalin period: the Soviet Union spread its power around the world, established the "Warsaw Pact" to counter NATO, and restored its territorial scope to the peak of the Tsarist Russian Empire. The two powers, the United States and the Soviet Union, went hand in hand to become superpowers.
Third. Putin.
Famous quote: "Give me twenty years, and I will give you back a strong Russia!".”
Major conflict: 2000, Second Chechen War: Pacified the ** forces that had emerged since the Yeltsin era and returned Russia to stability.
2008, Russian-Georgian War: successfully defeated Georgia, protected Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
2014 Crimean crisis: Russia annexes Crimea.
In 2015, he intervened in the Syrian civil war.
In 2022, the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Currently, 110,000 square kilometers of land in Ukraine are under Russian control.
Putin's view of Ukraine is that Ukraine was not actually an independent state, but a product of the Soviet era. In order to establish it, many territories of South Russia were abandoned, including the Black Sea coast region, seized by Catherine the Great in the war with the Ottoman Empire, as well as the Crimea.
Fourth. Epilogue.
From Catherine to Stalin to Putin, these leaders have set records that belong to Russia in different historical periods. Despite their different governing styles, the common atmosphere of civilization inheritance has not changed, which is worthy of our attention.
Putin once said: A nation that forgets history will have no future!”
Looking back more than a hundred years ago, compared to Tsarist Russia, we should be alarmed!