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And having to manage a whole country to to make something out of such humble beginnings.
Well you know what they say. You have to speculate to accumulate :wink:
Don't fool yourself. He is a physically strong man and a heartthrob for many ladies.Too bad all of that money will not be able to fix:
#1 his physical ugliness
#2 his moral/ethical ugliness
When asked to estimate his net worth by Fareed Zakaria of CNN, Browder said: "I believe that it is $200 billion.
"After 14 years in power of Russia, and the amount of money that the country has made, and the amount of money that hasn't been spent on schools and roads and hospitals and so on — all that money is in property, Swiss bank accounts, shares, [and] hedge funds managed for Putin and his cronies."
Read more: Russia's former largest foreign investor: Putin is worth $200 billion - Business Insider
Your image doesn't include 2014. Russia's GDP is currently less than the state of California.
No doubt, he's not that stupid. His wealth is in (I'd assume) dollars.
There's dirt in all politics. I don't think we've ever had a President accumulate such great wealth while in power though. I would argue that democracy limits the corruption and swindling as much as is possible with respect to other government models.
Russian elections are far better than those in neighboring Belarus, but it would be extremely difficult to unseat a sitting president whose state apparatus controls the media. Medvedev didn't actually unseat Putin in 2008 ... rather Medvedev was endorsed by Putin as a "placeholder" president.At any rate, Russia doesn't have free and open elections, so Medvedev could never wrest the post from Putin.
Simpleχity;1064326304 said:Russian elections are far better than those in neighboring Belarus, but it would be extremely difficult to unseat a sitting president whose state apparatus controls the media. Medvedev didn't actually unseat Putin in 2008 ... rather Medvedev was endorsed by Putin as a "placeholder" president.
Yes. I've personally witnessed their respective (Belarus/Russia) elections. We don't agree on much but give me some credit ... I've lived in this neck of the woods for a long time.I'm sure you believe that, lol.
Too bad all of that money will not be able to fix:
#1 his physical ugliness
#2 his moral/ethical ugliness
Simpleχity;1064327321 said:Yes. I've personally witnessed their respective (Belarus/Russia) elections. We don't agree on much but give me some credit ... I've lived in this neck of the woods for a long time.
Medvedev and Putin, although not political clones, have been friends since their days together in St. Petersburg working for city mayor Anatoly Sobchak (d. 2000). When Boris Yeltsin served as the first Russian president, he appointed Putin as his Prime Minister. Medvedev followed Putin to Moscow as a top aid. In the 2000 presidential election, Medvedev was Putin's campaign manager. After Putin won the election, Medvedev served as his Chief of Staff. Because of term limits, Putin could not run again in 2008 so he cut a deal with Medvedev. He would endorse Medvedev for president and Medvedev would appoint Putin as Prime Minister with the understanding that the roles would again be reversed in 2012. That is exactly what happened. Putin is again President and Medvedev is PM. This arrangement won't happen again though. Putin considers Medvedev too liberal politically and they have had a slow but steady falling out during Putin's current term.
I have no compelling reason to fabricate. I am personally fond of Russia and her people, especially the Russian interior (east of the Urals).Living there doesn't mean that you could possibly be so intimate with the innermost workings of Russian politics.
The majority do, yes. It's no secret and most Russians don't regard it as a bad thing. If there is one commodity in general that Russians appreciate more than anything else, it is stability.Do all Russians understand and believe what you're peddling here?
Living there doesn't mean that you could possibly be so intimate with the innermost workings of Russian politics.
And you as a complete ousider altogether are obviously that much better informed right ? :roll:
Well then, that wraps that up. Won't be hearing anymore from flog on US politics, lol!!!!!!!
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