• The decline of Putin's Russia
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[video=youtube;BT4sK36cU3Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT4sK36cU3Y[/video]
I was neutral in my judgement but he completely lost me when he named Gref and Kudrin as "people who could implement economic reforms". This is like, beyond any weird - first one is the most "up in his own arse" bank owner you could imagine and his sberbank is a biggest burocratic-tied in with all corrupted-money laundring-army integrated bank in Russia and other is just a crybaby that got pushed out from inner circle and ever since then holds a grudge against goverment. Not to mention that entire video as many other west views portrais Putin as central figure and mastermind rather than understanding that he's actually a decorated skapegoat brand that tugs away attention from Kremlin's ruling group. The lack of opposition is listed as negative in terms of "leading people to streets" while in reality you need a distinct crowd control to organise any prolonged riot. Life's no V for Vendetta where people just go out. You need a call out, leaders and provision to keep people form coming back home. Maidan is a great example with all the european backbone and support masquraded as "sympathetic people" who just happen to deliver all barricade materials, provision and fresh gasoline for weeks straight, all while ensuring crowd is organised and can keep up against police force.
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