As ex-President Putin settles in to his new role as Prime Minister, he has every reason to congratulate himself.
After all, he has not only written the script for his constitutional coup d’etat, but staged the play and given himself the starring role as well.
Of course, he has given a walk-on role to Dmitry Medvedev, his personally anointed successor.
But the transfer of power from Putin to his Little Sir Echo, Medvedev, and the show of military strength with those soldiers and clapped-out missiles in Red Square on Victory Day which followed it last week, made it clear who is really in charge.
No decision of any significance for the Russian people or the rest of us will be made in the foreseeable future without the say – so of Medvedev’s unsmiling master.
Just before he stood down as President, Putin declared: “I have worked like a galley slave throughout these eight years, morning til night, and I have given all I could to this work. I am happy with the results.”
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May 20, 2008 at 6:44 am
European
Oh my, yet another Euro/Russophobic American neoconservative blog; as if there weren’t enough of them already. And like some whining liberal, you quickly bring up the fascist card. Typical neocon tactict. The new Russia is nationalist, not neocommunist.
Palisade and Western Paradigm are far better blogs, this one heads to wrong direction.
May 21, 2008 at 8:28 am
Michael J.
C’mon! Real fascists are in the United States government and in the neocon cabal.
May 21, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Christopher
I wouldn’t consider this blog Europhobic. Russophobic maybe, but based purely on a extreme hatred of all things communist and whether or not Russia is now a neocommunist state only time will tell. A case could be made either way at this point.
From wikipedia.com
Fascism is a government, faction, movement, or political philosophy that raises nationalism, and frequently race, above the individual and is characterized by a centralized autocratic state governed by a dictatorial head, stringent organization of the economy and society, and aggressive repression of opposition. In addition to placing the interests of the individual as subordinate to that of the nation or race, fascism seeks to achieve a national rebirth by promoting cults of unity, energy and purity.
When people hear the word Fascism they think “Nazi” but Fascism is a broader term that. The U.S. could never be fascist, it isn’t uniform enough anymore. Too many screaming weaklings in positions of power, too many different elements pulling in opposite directions on every single issue. The U.S. will rip itself apart long before it gets anywhere near Fascism.
June 19, 2008 at 7:50 am
Cosmical
Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation
Anyway … nice blog to visit.
cheers, Cosmical.