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And if skyscrapers are representations of penises, then why not reclaiming Crimea as preserving the dangling testicles?

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Hi ChiRon8, thanks for the comment :) You are absolutely right. The phallus being the symbol of virility AND fertility, the testicles are an essential part of it. Putin has long wanted to represent a kind of virile leader - the return of the 'true' primal man who dominates nature and others. It is a way of asserting the legitimacy of his power, which does not so much come from the ballot box as it is 'natural'.

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