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Putin. Like it or not, that's the only answer. A VERY strong, totalitarian leader who fully disregards his own people AND foreign interests, while having at le
by jdimov10 10y ago
Putin.
Like it or not, that's the only answer. A VERY strong, totalitarian leader who fully disregards his own people AND foreign interests, while having at least some interest in improving the economy of the country, no matter what it takes. And, sure, benefiting tremendously in the process, but if you ask me - well deserved.
- guard-of-terra 10y agoYou can take him, we no longer have need. When can you come? Better bring a truck. Seriously tho. Did you notice a lot of Russians in Bulgaria recently? Living, buying property, being annoying? Why did you think they left Russia and come to Bulgaria? Couldn't stand the awesomness? What Putin did all these years: spent oil dollars that suddently surged, increasing wages without caring for productivity. Invited millions of Muslim migrants from neighbouring countries while young/educated Russians were leaving. Demolished the remnants of elections system and separation of branches of governnment. He also lost Ukraine and had the best international strategy of buying allies for cash.
- hx87 10y agoThe leader you've just described doesn't exist, since even the most totalitarian leader is still a politician and thus must consider the interests of his power base. In order for Putin to be the leader you want him to be, he has to disregard his rent-seeking siloviki buddies, not to mention feudal lords like Ramzan Kadyrov, which he obviously can't if he wants to remain in power. He is still to a large extent dependent on them. Of course, Putin might be better than the siloviki ruling by themselves, but it's hardly an improvement on a disfunctional liberal democracy.