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Originally Posted by Spartak
How is Putin a capitalist and not a social democrat if he wants to re-nationalise the heavy industries which were frankly stolen by the oligarchs ?
Personally I think his stance on Chechnya is pig-headed, but overall under him Russia is doing better than it was 10 years ago.
Most people in Russia have little faith in democracy anyway, as they perceive western democracy as a commodity which is often bought and sold by those with money.
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note that i am not against putin entirely -- he has a really hard job and i do not know enough about russian politics to make a judgement on if he is doing a good job or not.
when i talk of putin not being a fan of social democracy i am referring to his attempts to undermine the political process by extending his stay in office as well as his current tendency to advocate limiting of civil liberties.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...?oneclick=true