What are your thoughts on Russian politics?

As a russian citizen I can say that the whole russian web is against these two medvedputs(as they call them), but in reality it's not the same. I do agree that Putin made a lot to bring Russia to life (unlike drunk Eltsin that was a US puppet in some cases) and to be honest if I were to vote for someone, theres just no one out there to go and say yes he'll be my president, the opposition is dumb and a bit nazi (since im not russian, I am caucasian - thats why Caucasus loves Putin on elections Id say), so I dont care really whoever from these two becomes a president.

 

Thanks, it's interesting to get the perspective of someone that lives there.

 

After the october revolution after which communism flourished, communism proved to be a bad idea for Russia unlike China. The rulers chose political reforms over economic reforms which slowly led to the decline when it was no longer a superpower. But after that time when communism was overthrown, they have devoloped quite fast back to normal.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Russian_economy_since_fall_of_Soviet_Union.PNG

 

laxman363, I wouldnt say that China is a heaven country. Yes they got big numbers on everything, but when you divide on each person(Per Capita), its aint great:

 

Putin is looking forward to form a Eurasian Union, just like European Union. This is deeper than what it looks like. He is trying to reincarnate USSR..

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor.../Vladimir-Putins-Eurasian-Union-excerpts.html

I admire that man and I fear that man.. He is the kind of man that you don't want as enemy.

 

To my opinion Russian politics is so predictable now. I mean that Russia is not a developing country, but looks like Soviet Union of the 70's when so called period of the stagnation was there. There are any reasons to think that political vector will be turned and any other person will be a president.

 

Thats beacsue they have 1.13 billion people.

 

exactly.

yes, I guess so, he'll be happy to have USSR 2.0 But I doubt that its possible now. Having that much territory, theres no other options as play a leader in the region, imho, otherwise there will be a lot of chances to lose it.

 

Judging from what you have in your signature I'd have to say that's not entirely true...

 

I don't get Russia? Czars, communists, now Putin....they all seem to f*ck over people.............hm I guess that is why vodka got invented.