“Putin coined a slogan for his vision of a new, rule-abiding Russia that was secure and prosperous. It embodied the internal contradictions of his ideology, of his background as a lawyer and intelligence officer, and of his temperament. He felt it so deeply he used it twice in one letter. Russia, he declared, would be “a dictatorship of the law.” RussiaPutin Book:The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin Source: The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin