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In April 2021, Putin was named Russia's "most handsome man" in a poll of two thousand conducted by Superjob.ru, a Russian job board site. People from three hundred cities were surveyed. Complex described the selection process as "highly questionable" and emphasized the disproportionate results of the survey. [93]
The nationalist and previously pro-Putin Igor Girkin, who also attempted to become a candidate, openly declared that the election was a "sham", stating that "the only winner is known in advance" and "I understand perfectly well that in the current situation in Russia, participating in the presidential campaign is like sitting down at a table to ...
A number of Russian and Russian-language media mentioned people who look like Vladimir Putin. They participate in various events, such as weddings and corporate parties, movies, humorous programs, and offer to take pictures with them for money. Anatoliy Gorbunov, Vasiliy Khorokhordin, Vladimir Belousov, Dmitriy Grachyov were mentioned among them.
After the mall terrorist attack, Putin made bogus claims. Peter Pomeransev on how we need to rethink the Russian propaganda war.
Despite Western sanctions and the war in Ukraine, Russia's most affluent cities have seen a boom in economic growth, with modern infrastructure, digital services, and cheap mobile data usage ...
President Donald Trump, left, and and Russia President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting in Helsinki on July 16, 2018. - Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images We simply do not know the details of ...
According to some scholars, [323] [324] Russia under Putin has been transformed into an "FSB state". Shortly after becoming Russian prime minister, Putin was reported to have joked to a group of his KGB associates: "A group of FSB colleagues dispatched to work undercover in the government has successfully completed its first mission". [325] [326]
Trump has a history of positive and admiring comments about Putin that have long prompted criticism that he is "soft on Russia". He rejects that, saying that no U.S. president was ever tougher on ...