05-09-2008, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Piacki_117
I'm absolutely not an America basher - I'm actually rather atlantist, so you know. Poutine isn't exactly a real dictator, and you clearly overestimate Russia's actual power : its territory is definately underdevelopped, 30% of its economy is based on the only energy sector, inequalities are growing, the finance industry is weakened by corruption and opaqueness, and the list goes on. Apparently the Russian Federation has got some problems with its minorities too, and racism seems to reach a growing part of the population.
By the way, I'm pretty sure that Russia will be a guenuine democracy again in the medium term.
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