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11/22/18
A majority of Russians have said they hold President Vladimir Putin fully responsible for the problems the country is facing under his rule, according to a new poll published by the independent Levada Center pollster. Putin’s popularity has been hurt by legislation he signed last month to raise the pension eligibility age, which has brought down his approval rating to five-year lows. Sixty-one percent of respondents said they hold Putin “fully” accountable for the nation’s problems, according to survey results published by Levada on Thursday. Another 22 percent said they hold Putin “somewhat” responsible. “This is truly an all-time record number,” political analyst Boris Makarenko told the Vedomosti business daily in comments on the results. “With the fall of the ruble in late 2014, the situation worsened and approval indicators for socio-economic policy have been dropping since.” “Pension reform became a trigger that changed the situation,” he was quoted as saying. The share of Russians who blame their head of state for social, economic and other issues has gone up annually since January 2015, according to Levada.
Do the Russian people have any leverage?
My question as well. How many of that majority does Putin need to throw in jail to force the rest to decide Putin's not so bad after all?
Do the Russian people have any leverage?
In 1917 the Romanoffs ignored the prevailing winds..........to their peril. Pitchforks and torches have toppled a few governments!
In 1917 the Romanoffs ignored the prevailing winds..........to their peril. Pitchforks and torches have toppled a few governments!
Frankly I don't see any valid analogy to 1917 either (Russians are generally far better off today then under the Romanovs), what you conveniently overlook though in your comparisons to Europe is that European people have alternatives to vote for, while Russia does not. That is Russia's weakness, respectively the weakness of its system.You people make me laugh because your ignorance is astonishing.
Putin has just been elected as President. His popularity is still higher than such as Merkel and Macron, but your thoughts automatically turn to some sort of violent revolution to overthrow him. You would never dream of this happening in France or Germany.
But Russia? Well obviously, and you hark back 100 years to the Romanovs, as though 100 years ago was likely to happen today.
Majority of Russians Hold Putin Responsible for National Woes, Poll Says
he's a murderous dictator with extraordinary power. i don't see him going anywhere until biology takes him down.
And he'll be replaced by a pro western liberal who realises that Russia's best interests are served by servitude to the US?
You think? :roll:
And he'll be replaced by a pro western liberal who realises that Russia's best interests are served by servitude to the US?
You think? :roll:
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