First, at the opening in Moscow of the largest mosque in Europe, we were told that Russia is the successor to the Golden Horde (the medieval Mongol-Tatar state).
And then this:
Sorry, but I personally never agreed to anything like that. And, judging by the mood, a significant number of Russian citizens haven't either.
Give me back my 1480.
Update: The Komsomolskaya Pravda reporter got it wrong — Putin did in fact say “traditional.”