What will the election mean for Russia?

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Dmitry Medvedev vows to continue Vladimir Putin's work after a landslide win in Russia's presidential poll. Send us your reaction.

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[RedAnarchist]

I doubt much will change, he's basically just a puppet for Putin.

[Red October]

Putin will continue as prime minister and the new president will just be Putin's tool. I think Russians are likely to see more crackdowns on liberals and more centralization of state power.

[Herman]

Putin will still be in control. Russia will slowly become a fascist state. Although the Russian Communist Party isn't ideal, it's better to have them than the fascist-nationalists.

[Holden Caulfield]

nothing in reality just a superficail changeof personel, a massive blow to the power of the people in theory

[Bandito]

Nothing.
Putin will now run for prime minister,but he doesn't even have to do that,Medvedev is his puppet.
Russian oligarchs will have the same power and support,and eastern Eusrope will continue to be Russia's backyard.

[Holden Caulfield]

i was asked today by a girl in my school 'if Russia was still communist'
"no no no no no not a fucking chance"

[Red_or_Dead]

Same shit, different package. Putin will still be no.1.

Whats up with the Russian CP, anyway? Why arent they ideal? Are we talking about those "National Bolshevik" assholes here?



i was asked today by a girl in my school 'if Russia was still communist'
"no no no no no not a fucking chance"


:lol:

[Red October]

Same shit, different package. Putin will still be no.1.

Whats up with the Russian CP, anyway? Why arent they ideal? Are we talking about those "National Bolshevik" assholes here?


The Russian Communist Party came in second with 18 percent of the vote, but they're pretty shitty.

[Bandito]

Zyuganov's CP is a shame for all revolutionaries of the world.
He came 2nd just bcs some old people are used to vote for the communist candidate,not because he has a programme.:glare:

[darkened day 92]

It's a charade like all the other elections. i hope the communists in russia will get power and not screw it up this time!

[KurtFF8]

Possible criticism that everyone will hear: many people who defended Raul becoming the president of Cuba are opposed to Putin's successor

Not that I disagree with the elections being a sham, and I of course much prefer Cuba's government (although I think they should have picked someone other than Raul)

[Red_or_Dead]

Of course its a charade, and I would say that the Russian elections differ from elections in other "more civilized" countries only because it was clear that the Russian elections were a charade, while in the west they are masked as being democratic. Our president even goes as far as saying that the elections are the "holiday for democracy".

[Red_or_Dead]

It's a charade like all the other elections. i hope the communists in russia will get power and not screw it up this time!

I agree. After that happens, I hope that they will pay another "visit" to the central Europe, like they did in 45.

[Comrade Wolfie's Very Nearly Banned Adventures]

The same as all 'democracies' but this time the machinery of corruption was laid bare for all to see.

[Lenin II]

Is Putin more of a bourgeoisie centrist liberal or a right-wing nutjob? I'm really not familiar with his policies at all.

Though from what I hear he's refusing to do anything about the rising skinhead, fascist and nazbol problem in Russia and the ethnic killings going on there.