Half of Russia’s emerging middle class do not believe in the stability delivered by former President Vladimir Putin, fear a crisis may loom and would like to emigrate, according to independent pollsters Levada.
“Those who should be grateful are not very grateful, but the situation is very fragile, very unstable and they fear it could end [...]
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Russia’s middle class fears “apocalypse”: poll
Posted by Matt in July 7th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Abc News, Apocalypse, Bruno, Bunkers, Buying Boats, Chemistry, Denis, Fear, Fears, Former President, Independent, Jun 24, Middle Class, poll, Pollsters, Rations, Russia, Soft Spoken Man, Survival Group, Telegraph Co Uk, Telegraph Uk, Telephone Interview, Vladimir Putin, Volkov, Waterfield
Putin’s Gulag Stability
Posted by Matt in May 19th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Appearance, bureaucracy, Corruption, Domestic Intelligence, Facade, Gulag, Mass Media, Massive Propaganda, Oil Revenue, Population, Poverty, President Of Russia, Prisoners, Rations, Troublemakers, Unprecedented Increase, Vladimir Putin, Wardens
Vladimir Putin hails stability among his greatest achievements as president of Russia. But stability in Russia exists in appearance only, supported by enormous oil revenue and massive propaganda from the government-controlled mass media. Behind the facade lies an unprecedented increase in corruption, a population largely mired in poverty, and a bureaucracy and domestic intelligence apparatus [...]
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