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Putin could return as Russia's President as early as 2009 - Times Online

eric — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:18:00 GMT

Looks like there's a decent possibility that Putin will be back officially running Russia at some point in the future.

Quoted: Fresh doubt was cast today on the future of Dmitri Medvedev as Russia's President after a report suggested that he could step down next year to pave the way for the return of Vladimir Putin.

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A Tsar Is Born - Person of the Year 2007 - TIME

eric — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:08:42 GMT

Putin has been selected as Time's "Person of the Year."

Quoted: Vladimir Putin is no ordinary politician. He is charmless yet adored by his nation. He took a country in chaos and remade it in his own image: tough, aggrieved, defiant. An interview—and dinner—with the man who tamed Russia

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Why Putin Wins - The New York Review of Books

eric — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:04:15 GMT

A really great piece by Sergei Kovalev on the mechanisms Putin uses to retain power.

Quoted: An article by Sergei Kovalev from The New York Review of Books, November 22, 2007

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