Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruitOn 26th July 2014 British magazine "The Economist" published an article titled "A web of lies," opening with the following two sentences: "In 1991, when Soviet Communism collapsed, it seemed as if the Russian people might at last have the chance to become citizens of a normal Western democracy. Vladimir Putin's disastrous contribution to Russia's history has been to set his country on a different path." Well, we have already seen how Russia fared in the 1990s after Soviet communism collapsed. For some reason, the bright minds at The Economist thought this path was so promising, it was a real shame - a disaster, no less - that Vladimir Putin took Russia on a different one. Let's take a closer look, shall we, at Mr. Putin's "disastrous contribution."
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To start with, Putin played the pivotal role in keeping the country from disintegrating. When he came to power, Russia's regional governors were writing their own laws, disregarded presidential instructions and were not even returning their republics' tax receipts to the Federation's purse. Mikhail Gorbachev stated that Putin "saved Russia from the beginning of a collapse. A lot of the regions did not recognize our constitution." [1] But this historical feat was only the starting point of the subsequent renaissance of the nation. Its economy returned to growth and became more vibrant and diverse than it had been perhaps since the reforms of Pyotr Stolypin of the early 1900s.
Comment: Despite what you hear in the mainstream news, the reality is that Putin has considerably improved life in Russia. And not just in Russia, Syria and Crimea as well. It is a shining example of what could be done when you have a caring enigmatic leader guiding the country. Unlike the Western world where the needs of the public are pushed aside by their leaders as they fight to maintain the status quo.
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