Russia?s real politics are all about how Russia?s elite ? political and business, its all part and parcel ? are finding ways to continue the status quo, out of which they are all doing so well. Their problem is that Putin will step down early next year. And their battle is how to arrange for him to stay in power, though not in office. Forget the public ? they, and the Duma election campaigns in...
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Russia?s real politics are all about how Russia?s elite ? political and business, its all part and parcel ? are finding ways to continue the status quo, out of which they are all doing so well. Their problem is that Putin will step down early next year. And their battle is how to arrange for him to stay in power, though not in office. Forget the public ? they, and the Duma election campaigns in the run up to the election on Dec 2nd, are rubes in this façade of democracy which the Kremlin has constructed to cover its real monopoly on power. This is about how a small group of rich and powerful men have taken over the decision-making over the future of Russia ? just as has been the case for most of the country?s history, in fact.
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