I'm guessing beforehand Putin will win with some 70-85% of the vote, just to make it seem democratic.

But to the point, Russia seems to be slipping back into an authoritarian government, or are they? Discuss!

Is Russia against Bush and Blair's "War of Terrorism?"

Yes. Though Putin will grab an opportunity where-ever he sees one. The second its beneficial to join the war, I'll bet you that he's in.

PS: My guess was rather accurate high 70's. Hehe

...Chechnya? Putin is keen on getting rid of the threat, and they apparently classify as terrorists, but Russia doesn't seem eager to seek direct conflicts outside of Russia - and why should they?

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Chechnya is a long bloody mess for the Russians. The government lets very little media in, and consequently reliable information on Chechnya is hard to obtain. Russia bitterly opposes any countries interference with "it's" conflict. Did I say conflict? There is no conflict, only minor "disputes".

As for foreign ventures, the Russian economy is seriously damaged, and unless provided with major financial support, I doubt Russian troops will be deployed far from friendly nations. Exactly, why should they?

The more I think of Russia, the more it reminds me of the USSR. *shivers*

Whatever happened to the commis. Personally Russia is just putting on this democratic election to hide there true meaning of what is happening in Russia...COMMUNISM

Whatever happened to the commis. Personally Russia is just putting on this democratic election to hide there true meaning of what is happening in Russia...COMMUNISM

The commies all became capitalist nationalists

see, you just don't know if there is still commies or not. All that matters though, is that we SHOULD FOCUS ON THE USA!!!!


THANKS AND SORRY
LOCKE

Meaning what?

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