I think they have a Russian democracy.
Things are changing but slowly.
As any country Russia has her own problems and has a president who is doing his best.
Why call him a dictator?
2007-05-07 15:31:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Russia is perceived to be a dictatorship because the head of the Communist party imposes what should be followed by the people or else they will be apprehended.
2007-05-07 15:39:45 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's a 'demotacrat.' The new term for people who ascend to power by democratic means and use their power in autocratic means. Under Putin media outlets have been closed down, foreign and non governmental agencies have been forced to abide by extremely harsh rules, private companies have been placed under government controls, and the Russian Legislature has turned into Putin's cheerleader. He has systematically eroded democratic controls. The old adage about Russia is that when oil and natural gas prices are high, democracry is at a low. The Kremlin is flush with oil and gas money and thus has sought fit to remove opposition and handpick Putin's next successor. After the the Revolutioin, the Cold War, the economic crisis of the 90's; Russians values stablity not democracy. He is a former KGB man, in the same sense that George Bush is former spoiled failed businessman, what do you expect?
2007-05-07 23:27:12 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, Putin is ruthless and cold, but also gotta realize Putin making up for the lost decade of Yeltsin screw ups. Russia will opening up poltically in the next decade because the economy will grow a large middle class that wanna know how thier rubles are spent. Russia today is like Mexico in the mid 1950s with "appreance of democracy". Well, Singarpore probadly more a police in some ways then Russia. Difference between Putin an ex KGB agent, and Chavez a Caudillos is that Putin saves the oil profits while Chavez blows it.
2007-05-07 22:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by ram456456 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a dictatorship, but the Russian government sure wishes it could be, they continually try to have overreaching powers and prop up the oligarchs at the cost of the Russian public.
They DID kill that Russian defector in London..
2007-05-07 22:39:12 · answer #4 · answered by Frank 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FALSE!
Putin has stated in no uncertain terms that he'd like Russia to become the USSR again.
The man doing his best used to be the head of the KGB. He's cold, calculating, and ruthless.
2007-05-07 22:37:22 · answer #5 · answered by Josh 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Actually, in terms of rights, they are going back, not forward, and regressing into what they were.
The press is no longer free and the Russians are slowly losing their rights back as Putin's communism spreads.
Don't really read much do you?
2007-05-07 22:37:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
because they do...you can take the man out of the KGB, but you can't take the KGB out of the man. This of course applies to Putin
2007-05-07 23:15:59 · answer #7 · answered by cthomp99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look up Chechnya, the Russians don't have as much freedom as we do.
2007-05-07 22:36:17 · answer #8 · answered by Matt21 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Don't talk like that! You'll disappear.
2007-05-07 22:36:03 · answer #9 · answered by Yesugi 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋