'..Mr. Putin might want to take another look at that history, preferably through writers his regime has not yet censored.'<blockquote>'It should be clear to everyone that these processes replicate Tsarist and Soviet patterns and were instrumental in precipitating the fall of those systems. Russia’s militarization is dangerous not only because of the threats it raises abroad and the possibility of it starting a much wider war, but also because it is unsustainable and as has happened before in Russian history, a protracted crisis will shake the system to its roots. Being a reputed student of Russian history, Mr. Putin might want to take another look at that history, preferably through writers his regime has not yet censored.'
- Stephen Blank,
A Sober Look at Russian Military Trends, July 9, 2015</blockquote>
<blockquote>'..Putin continues to believe in the power of bureaucratic solutions..'
- Alexander Golts,
Russia's Military Spending Doesn't Add Up (Op-Ed), May 25, 2015</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
'If the West shows firmness in opposing [Russian influence in Eastern Europe]..'..[Putin] has created a military-industrial-political-criminal complex..'To Nikolai Patrushev: '[Gaidar] warns Russia..''Russia .. has to withdraw from Ukraine to gain relief from Western sanctions..''..some organizations are so political and unsafe that they resemble concentration camps.' - Kets de Vries</blockquote>