The surname Putin is related to the noun put, it means way, road. It is also a good metaphor to describe his government: the president did not resolve all the problems of Russia (something, by the way that is impossible in so little time), but he has placed the country on the correct path, therefore during eight years of his government Russians witnessed the stabilization of their country, the development of the economy, the rise of the standard of living, and the recuperation of its status as worldwide power. As for the democracy, there were some prompt retreats, but it cannot be considered a return to the Soviet era at all, and in general Russia continues advancing bound for a bigger degree of freedom.
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The previous commissioner for human rights of the Council of Europe came to the same conclusion in 2004, while affirming that a nascent Russian democracy is still, obviously, far from being complete, but its existence and its successes cannot be denied. What was clear was the fact is that a country does not become democratic instantly, by decree of a president, as they were claiming with Yeltsin, but only through a long process to create strong and independent institutions.
Besides, a country on the edge of disintegration and civil war, with a ruined economy and increased poverty, as Russia was fewer than 10 years ago, might not be really democratic. The stability, the economic development and the improvement of the standard of living also are important for democracy, and Russia at last has managed to acquire them in the last eight years. It is quite possible that inside approximately a decade Russia already is a full and prosperous democracy, thanks in great part to Vladimir Putin.
Carlo Moiana
Pravda.Ru
Buenos Aires Argentina
Translated by Lisa Karpova
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