"In the process of absorbing control of both the petro-economy and the media, President Putin has made powerful enemies. Khodorkovsky, locked away in Siberia, has not been silent â issuing repeated calls for the need of a Left Turn in the state of Russian affairs. From Israel, Vladimir Gusinsky maintains his ownership â for now â of RTVi, while Berezovsky still publishes the business daily Kommersant. There are others, and they may successfully apply pressure to the fissures forming in the massive, increasingly monolithic, pillars of Putinâs rule. "
As soon as these scumbags get mentioned in any light other than the parasitic sh*ts that they are, you need to realize that your article is biased and/or incorrectly researched. There is so much you do not know, there is some serious history to all of this, which is shocking yet fascinating at the same time. "Civil Liberties Union" and "Open Russia Foundation", lol. That's like Carlyle Group saying they do philatropic work.
While Putin may be quite autocratic, you have to realize that Russians hold a different culture about leadership. Do some reading on Peter the Great. No, neither are angels, but they are strong willed and hold the nations interests at the forefront. Which includes not selling out the nation's wealth.
Energy resources nationalization is nothing more than a defensive tactic against certain greedy interests. The cowboys are upset, very upset, and have been pushing propaganda through the media as much as possible.
It was coming from the day Putin became leader. Contrary to what most media wants you to believe, he seriously improved the situation because of his actions, which are deemed as totalitarian. Are there still problems? Hell yes. But unlike a certain Western nation, things are improving.
