The planned reform is nothing like it is described so far. Technically it makes the government more liberal and democratic but who knows what would be the practical application.
This Putin bashing is somehow tiresome. I agree that he is probably a couple terms too long in power but you won’t even find that bad press on Stalin.
Do people really believe he is worse than Stalin? If true I want facts and not spins.
“This Putin bashing is somehow tiresome”
I hope it gets more tiresome for you. PLz feel free to leave.
Putin is a murdering thug
There has been some speculation that the actual Russians, the people, long for a Czar. Putin can and may presently fulfill that desire.
My personal belief is that Putin considers his job to be saving Mother Russia from death. As leader of a country with population and economy similar to Australia and Mexico, Putin runs a constant bluff. When Russia is closely examined, there is not as much there as Putin would like us to believe
The problem Putin has right now is that there is no one on the current Russian political scene, or even on the horizon, that is competent to wield this much power as successfully and as competently as Putin has (a structure that was put in place under Yeltsin, I might add).
Putin realizes that if Russia is to survive and thrive after he is gone, the system must be improved in order to prevent another disaster like Yeltsin (or worse) from taking the reins. The people are depending on him for this, and he is delivering.