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Old 11-12-2006
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Re: Russia in the future

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Originally Posted by Gort View Post
Agreed Mal but I think most of the criticism of Putin is that he is going backward when it comes to democracy, not forwards anymore.
Yes. But I just wanted to say that it is not so easy for Putin, given the problems his country is facing. We just can't expect that democracy as we know it will work in Russia just as smoothly as we are used to. That takes a lot of time. The culture, the mentality, the economic and social structures, the public administration and authorities ... all have to catch up with those radical changes. Political stability and corruption are probably the biggest concerns for the Russian government. They will have to make some concessions ... whether we like it or not.
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