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Putin supporters hold mass demonstration in Moscow
Published: 12 December, 2011, 19:27
The pro-Kremlin youth movement Nashi rallies at Manezhnaya Square (RIA Novosti / Artyom Zhitnev)
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Thousands of United Russia supporters gathered on Monday on Moscow’s central Manezhnaya Square to celebrate both the party’s victory in the parliamentary elections and Russian Constitution Day.
Entitled “Glory to Russia!” the event brought together activists from pro-Kremlin youth movements, trade unions and supporters of the ruling United Russia party led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The party has also nominated Putin as its candidate for next year’s presidential election.
The party won the December 4 poll with almost 50 per cent of vote and secured 238 seats in the lower house.
Addressing the participants, the Deputy Secretary of United Russia's General Council Presidium, Andrey Isaev, said the party’s victory would help Russia develop in the right direction and find stability. The new goal of the party is to secure Putin’s victory at the March 2012 poll, Isaev said.
December 12 marks 18 years since the Constitution of the Russian Federation was approved.
Vyacheslav Lysakov, head of the motorist group Svoboda Vybora (Freedom of Choice) said that it is a big holiday for the country.
“The Constitution and Putin will give us stability. We need a strong Russia,” he said as cited by Interfax.
Dmitry Rogozin – Moscow’s permanent representative to NATO and the leader of the Congress of Russian Communities – noted that Russia is living through uneasy times.Some forces in Europe are eyeing it as “easy prey”.
“They have bombed Iraq, they have ruined Libya, they are approaching Syria, they have trampled the people of Yugoslavia, but they also think about Russia. They are waiting for a moment when they could take advantage of our country’s weakness,” Rogozin said. According to the diplomat, there are no leaders in Europe who are capable of countering Washington’s dictatorship. However, he said, “We have such a leader – it’s Vladimir Putin.”
The politician added that Putin is ready to stand up for Russia and “we are ready to stand up for him.”
Rogozin observed that there are no true leaders among the parliamentary opposition. He recalled that on Saturday – when a mass protest rally against the election result was held on Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square – none of the State Duma opposition factions appeared at the event.
Today’s meeting ended peacefully with the crowd singing Russia’s national anthem.
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Correction...My bad...I meant (4) historical facts...not (2)
To understand Putin, one has to understand Russian/Slavic history. Putin is very nationalistic because he has to be..Two very important historical facts that the so-called 'enlightened' West will never admit;
(1) The Russians created Europe's first proto-democracy in Novgorod when the Europeans would blindly follow the feudal system for another 300 years. Ofcourse Novgorod was destroyed before it matured.
(2) Russia saved Europe from the Mongols. The Teutonic Knights repaid Russia with a crusade against Orthodox Christians.
(3)Russia helped save Europe from Napoleon. Upon defeating Napoleon, Russians simply left Europe to return to Europe.
(4)Russia helped save Europe from Hitler..only to be ostracized & economically isolated from the West in the Cold War and finally subverted, exploited & dismantled.
Is there any wonder why Putin is suspicious of outsiders?
Such a big country that has multi-ethnics like Russia, Putin has done very well and brought the stability back to the country since 1990. I wish Russian people should give him some support. I wish I can have the leader like him in my country but only selfish and corrupted politicians here.