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Why do you keep rubbing and combing it?. Very itchy Nazi Boo-Boo?
I've met russian girl and I can't determinante her roots. She looks like a Tatar or Mordovian (turk roots).
And I began study russian history. I'm wonder!
What is it about Russian people that they prefer a single person to be the country's leader for life?
This is rather odd for a European country in this day and age.
Putin has been Russia's leader for 18 years. Angela Merkel, Germany, 12 years (Helmit Kohl had 16 years). Leuthard, Switzerland, 11 years. Europeans don't usually have term limits. Russia, AFAIU, actually does. Presidents there can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms of six years each. Not that that cannot be gamed (Putin was President for two terms, then stepped down to be Prime Minister for a while, then got elected to be President again)
What is it about Russian people that they prefer a single person to be the country's leader for life?
This is rather odd for a European country in this day and age.
Not really as Terr points out. You also have to try to put yourself in the velinki of the people too. Russians seem to prefer (and tolerate) a different type of leadership that you're used to. Reasons being that STABILITY usually is a result of that. Stability is everything, it's the bedrock of soceties throughout history. Russians have seen and experienced the fruits of instability many times in their history imposed from within and from abroad. Those experiences were not pleasant.
Russians like the security and stability that their politcal system and their military might brings them. They have no interest in changing it for fear of what comes after which will most likely be worse.
Will Putin be in power until he dies? He said just a few months back he does not want to die behind the walls of the Kremlin. He has done enough and IMO he should step down and let someone else take the reins. Whether the people like it or not. They'll build statues of him when he's gone, he's left his mark on the history of Russia and humanity. Russia needs new blood at the top. The question is just who should it be.
I think Erasure has some good propects. Grudinun is a good guy.
I think Russia should try to entice those Chinese who're brave enough to immigrate to Siberia to do so. Give away the land to Chinese peasants and make sure they immigrate properly to become citizens of the RF and both will benefit.
I think Russia should try to entice those Chinese who're brave enough to immigrate to Siberia to do so. Give away the land to Chinese peasants and make sure they immigrate properly to become citizens of the RF and both will benefit.
There's a whole slew of articles on the US wooing Russia to counter China which they see as a current economic threat and a future military threat. Whatever you call it, Kissinger's Reverse China Policy or US triangular diplomacy, won't be effective. The US isn't trusted. Two-party rule means the other party can be voted in to reinterpret any agreements made by the previous party in power.
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(Putin was President for two terms, then stepped down to be Prime Minister for a while, then got elected to be President again)