What ugly Putin's goverment did last 15 years

[Nor56]

Russia should have joined european union and nato if it had good goverment.

This event - the impossible. US policy does affect at NATO.

[Sandman]

If to monkey give a grenade, it will blow it. But Putin is not a monkey.

I am far from believing Putin for the monkey. The KGB could not work with monkeys. He stabilized Russia. The Russians were tired after a tumultuous governments of Yeltsin.

[Fortis in Arduis]

Russia's Maggie Thatcher. Clearly, Putin saved Russia from being a basket-case, like Britain in the late 1970s. However, this does not mean that Thatcher or Putin were the best thing ever. Looking at wealth disparity, and the democratic deficit, there is still much iniquity.

[RandoBloom]

Russia land area: 17 098 242 km2
Monaco land area: 2,02km2


Russia GDP per Capita: 14 612$
Monaco GDP per Capita: 163 026$

Russia is 8 464 476X larger than Monaco
Yet it is 11X poorer than Monaco
Real good development right there

And the Gold reserves


Really competitive

Also, nice writing the salary in Rubles. Make it seem like a lot of money
Why dont say that the wage is 542 Euros.
And why dont you share the cost of basic necesity items so we can put the wage in a context
Nice try though. Get owned by Monaco

[Minesweeper]

Russia land area: 17 098 242 km2
Monaco land area: 2,02km2


Russia GDP per Capita: 14 612$
Monaco GDP per Capita: 163 026$

Russia is 8 464 476X larger than Monaco
Yet it is 11X poorer than Monaco
Real good development right there

And the Gold reserves


Really competitive

Also, nice writing the salary in Rubles. Make it seem like a lot of money
Why dont say that the wage is 542 Euros.
And why dont you share the cost of basic necesity items so we can put the wage in a context
Nice try though. Get owned by Monaco

Economy expert strikes again.

[Blackfyre]

Well, Putin is an able leader, and a good one for his country (doesnt mean people should like him outside of Russia), but we should not forget that Russia before him was still in transition, it's social structures hit by chaos and corruption. What Putin did was bring order and get rid of some of the corrupt, that is, restoring order back to Russia. It might even be easy to get these results with a resource rich nation, out of transit and with an opened market.

[Alenka]

Russia should have joined european union

EU is a circle-jerk of powerless pseudo-states. You must be out of your mind if you actually think it would make sense for Russia, with all its power and glory, to bend over for Brussels.

[Blackfyre]

EU is a circle-jerk of powerless pseudo-states. You must be out of your mind if you actually think it would make sense for Russia, with all it's power and glory, to bend over for Brussels.

Because, with Russia on board as an equal to the other European powers, and maybe with Turkey too, the EU would not have to depend on the USA.
With that combination, such an EU would be the leading economic power and maybe even equal to the US in terms of military

[Loki]

Russian economic boom is not the merit of Putin.

You delude yourself. It is Mr Putin himself who turned the tide. What a great man! I am still in awe of him and can understand why America hates him. A lot of it has to do with jealousy.

[ЛыSSый]

excellent scores. can you add your native bosnia for stupied russians has example of growing up?

Russia land area: 17 098 242 km2
Monaco land area: 2,02km2


Russia GDP per Capita: 14 612$
Monaco GDP per Capita: 163 026$

Russia is 8 464 476X larger than Monaco
Yet it is 11X poorer than Monaco
Real good development right there

And the Gold reserves


Really competitive

Also, nice writing the salary in Rubles. Make it seem like a lot of money
Why dont say that the wage is 542 Euros.
And why dont you share the cost of basic necesity items so we can put the wage in a context
Nice try though. Get owned by Monaco