Vulturul cu doua capete - simbol al schizofreniei nationale...

"Russia's double-headed eagle is not just a national emblem. It's a symbol of the national schizophrenia. As Russia teeters between democracy and autocracy, modernity and a return to its Stalinist past, the tentative liberalism represented by President Dmitry Medvedev and the repression represented by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, one symbol describes the country's split personality particularly well: the double-headed eagle, Russia's emblem for much of the time since the 15th century. .... " BY NINA L. KHRUSHCHEVA Articolul integral la adresa: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/01/04/no_heads_are_better_than_two