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Chapter two: the bear's croquet ground.(Great Powers in Wonderland)(Critical essay)
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"If I lose my temper, you lose your head.... Sentence first, verdict later."
UPON BECOMING foreign minister in 1996, Yevgeny Primakov declared his motto to be "Russia was and remains a great power. Her foreign policy should correspond to that status." This remains a guiding principle today.
No one suggests restoring the Soviet Union; there is broad agreement across the political spectrum that Russia cannot afford the burdens of being a superpower. Instead, Russia should be the predominant power in the Eurasian space and be consulted on all major international matters.
A 2006 poll conducted by the St. Petersburg Times noted that 55 percent of Russians define the country as a "great power." But what does that mean? Speaking at a forum at the 2006 St. Petersburg G-8 summit, Russian commentator Aleksei Pushkov identified three factors that he felt justified Russia's inclusion as one of the great powers of the globe:
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