Full disclosure: I am in a course that requires me to write six blog posts about different topics discussed in class. I have no plans to create yet another blog to accomplish this task, so here we are. A little political reading is good for everyone!
Many leaders come to power promising many things for their electorate like opportunity, prosperity and, most importantly, freedom. It's with a quick hand that these same leaders seem to break these promises when their individual prosperity is threatened.
Vladimir Putin has been able to remain in power for over twelve years, always situating himself in the top positions of government. He was well liked by many, even countries in the West, by his so-called commitment to Russian democracy. These sentiments shifted when, instead of passing the torch along to his successor, Putin became Prime Minister of President Dmitry Medvedev's administration. Many predicted that after Medvedev would just be a puppet for Putin and some pushed further predicting that Putin would run for re-election through a loophole in the law. Today, we know this is so.
