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What is Putinism?

February 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

In the wake of Putin’s annual press conference, RFE/RL features archived audio from August 1, 2006 of Don Jensen, RFE/RL’s Director of Communications, thoughts on what constitutes “Putinism” as a state practice and political ideology. For Jensen, Putinism amounts to nothing more than authoritarianism, centralization of political and economic power, and corruption. Basically, Russia is nothing more than a weak political system held together by a caudillo. You be the judge. Listen to Jensen’s presentation on Real Audio and Windows Media.

Following is George Washington University Professor Emeritus Peter Reddaway’s thoughts on the possible scenarios for the upcoming Presidential Election. You can listen to Reddaway’s presentation on Real Audio and Windows Media.

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