Since castration anxiety plays a decisive role in the organisation of the sexes, it would not be surprising if it were to act in international relations as well, since nations and heads of state are in no way immune to fantasies and hysteria.
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'.
And if skyscrapers are representations of penises, then why not reclaiming Crimea as preserving the dangling testicles?
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'.