The History of Russia’s Future
The harsh policies that have allowed Russian President Vladimir Putin to maintain a stranglehold on Russia have ensured the country’s decline. As 2013 begins, Russia is back on its treadmill of history, treating the past as prologue – and thus wasting its resources and blighting its people's lives.
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MOSCOW – Strategic vision has never been a Russian attribute, and it certainly was absent in 2012. Russia’s vast territory continually seems to obscure for its leaders the need to plan for the future, while its seemingly infinite supply of natural resources convinces them that the country can handle any contingency.