Posted on 04/30/2017 12:54:23 AM PDT by blueplum
MOSCOW - Several hundred Russians lined up in central Moscow on Saturday under the gaze of riot police to hand over handwritten appeals for President Vladimir Putin to quit, as similar protests took place in other cities. Putin, who has dominated Russian politics for 17 years, has not said whether he will run in presidential elections in March 2018. But the 64-year-old politician, who enjoys high popularity ratings, is widely expected to do so. Saturday's protest in the capital -- called "We're sick of him" -- was organized by the Open Russia movement...
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pic at LA Times of just the sweetest looking little gal:
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-russia-putin-protests-20170429-story.html
In order to publicly demonstrate that there are no hard
feelings, the protestors are being treated to a special
lunch of Sushi being flown in from Itsu Restaurant on
Piccadilly in London.
Can’t be. Zillions of folks say that America and Russia go together like bread and butter :)
I don’t want a fight with him. And we can do some things together.
But NEVER trust him.
...Several hundred Russians lined up in central Moscow...
LOL. You can get more than that in Washington DC protesting that evil Donald Trump.
Just a jewish-led group trying to subvert the Russian government.
You know, it’s the same thing we have here trying to subvert Trump.
Just a jewish-led group trying to subvert the Russian government.
Joos? Did somebody say Joo??
Actually, it will take a full fledged “revolutionary” movement in Russia.
The Mobeaucracy in Russia will raise up someone to replace Putin, when/if he dies, or if they are ever on the verge of losing control due to him.
They are the permanent “deep state” in Russia - KGB, FSA, Russian Military, Russian mobsters, and national bureaucracy (political stepchildren of the Soviets aparatchiks) forming a “self-protection” society within society, as did the imperial Czars realm, as was taken over by the Soviet Czars and now assumed by the Mobeaucracy.
Changing their hats and political labels while maintaining control for hundreds of years.
Back then they called them "Boyars."
Actually, it will take a full fledged “revolutionary” movement in Russia.
The Mobeaucracy in Russia will raise up someone to replace Putin, when/if he dies, or if they are ever on the verge of losing control due to him.
They are the permanent “deep state” in Russia - KGB, FSA, Russian Military, Russian mobsters, and national bureaucracy (political stepchildren of the Soviets aparatchiks) forming a “self-protection” society within society, as did the imperial Czars realm, as was taken over by the Soviet Czars and now assumed by the Mobeaucracy.
Changing their hats and political labels while maintaining control for hundreds of years.
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So, they have a “deep state” just like the U.S. Sounds like a problem for many modern “democracies”.
This is about as far as the Obama/CIA’s “Russian Spring” initiative is going to get.
“So, they have a “deep state” just like the U.S. Sounds like a problem for many modern “democracies”.”
No doubt.
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