In the article, “Czar Putin?” By Patricia Smith, the author wants the reader to know that Russia’s current president has a lot of power much like an old Russian type of ruler; a Czar. Smith shows this through using quotes from Putin himself and photos of him riding shirtless on a horse. A line in the article that made me think was were it said that the U.S.’s relations with Russia were as bad as they had been during the Cold War. This line made me think about how there could be another cold war. This is very alarming to me since I live here in the U.S. Also, a subheading in the article is, “A New Cold War?”
The word, “war,” in the line about a new Cold War made me feel kind of sick because I really wouldn’t like another war. Also, a quote from Putin says, “we are ready to take up any challenge and win.” This made me feel even more alarmed because this would mean that Russia would not stop at anything to win, but it also made me feel bad for Putin because Russia has a low population and the U.S. would Probably destroy Russia, considering the fact that we have one of the biggest military systems in the world (hopefully nobody from Russia is going to read this). Some textual evidence that supports the claim that Putin is strong like a Czar is when it says, “87 percent of Russians support Putin and his policies.” More evidence is when it says that he likes to show off his judo skills.
This article relates to many people around the world because Russia is a very powerful country. If the U.S. and Russia went to war, it would probably be the end of the world because they would both destroy each other and everything that surrounds them. Considering the fact that there are billions of people who live on this planet; having a war would be a very bad idea. I think this because I really would like to be able to be alive and enjoy the finer things in life, such as steak. Also, there would be no steak or anything if we nuked this planet.
