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i'm pretty sure i heard this same NPR segment and one of the commentators summed up putin really well -- he said something to the effect that putin is a capitalist but not a social democrat -- he is heavily in favor of restricted liberties (not surprising for a KGB man). whether this makes him dangerous for russia is debatable, you can look at him as an evil hater of democracy or you can see him as the transition leader, he could, conceivable be either.
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