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No I have never wanted to go to Russia. The fact is I have always believed Putin to be a KGB communist, and I always knew the Bolsheviks were against democracy and I believe they are still the majority party in Russia.

Let's see, Putin authorized private ownership of land. Putin was baptized as a child, a regular church goer and has proven his faith on numerous occasions. Putin has implemented a flat tax of 13%, got rid of the Sales tax, set the corporate tax at 24%, cut the VAT in half, cut 1/3rd off the payroll tax. He has cut back on government size (shrinking government). He has put up 20% of Russian land for sale, the government is in the process of divesting of the remainder of its shares in various companies. There has been judicial reform to a sitting jury from a triumvirate of judges. There has also been a total reform of the banking center, in order to make it transparent. Yesterday the following appeared on FR:

MOSCOW (AFP) - Moscow has scrapped plans to erect a statue honoring Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and fellow wartime leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in a Moscow monument marking the end of World War II, an official said. http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1325031/posts

And Communist Party to initiate vote of no-confidence in govt (Russia) http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1324264/posts

Grow up and learn to check your resources.