Putin really considers himself a king, he talks about history every day and believes that now he is fighting battles like princes and kings in the Middle Ages. The Times.
In his "lectures" to the leaders of other countries, Putin has often drawn parallels between Alexander Nevsky, a prince who fought the Swedes in the 13th century, and Russia's current conflict with the West over Ukraine.
Putin's dangerous obsession with righting what he sees as historical wrongs in Ukraine is causing concern even in Moscow.
"He always made sense. In other words, he has not lost touch with reality. Now I don't know," a source close to the Kremlin told The Times.
The Kremlin even rewrote the school's history books to fit Putin's vision of the past.