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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Dimitri is pretty much a guarantee

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, named by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month as his favoured successor, launched his personal Internet site on Wednesday.

Photographs on the Web site show Medvedev standing behind Putin, leaning in to listen as Putin speaks across a dinner table, walking without a necktie next to Putin and standing alone while petting a bunny rabbit.

Russia votes to replace Putin, constitutionally prohibited from seeking a third term, on March 2. Medvedev leads in all polls by an overwhelming majority and is expected to win outright in the first round.

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From the beginning Medvedev has been a favorite for the successor to Putin and this trend seems to be continuing. From this we can see the power that Putin holds over his people. By simply telling them Dimitri is the man for the job, they agree. From our point of view we might see Putin as restricting his people’s rights and maybe even oppressive, but in the eyes of the Russian people Putin is a god. So is it better to respect your leader and possibly live where your rights are abridged, or is it better to live where you are free but not respect your leader?



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