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Originally Posted by SoonerCoug
Putin's strength has grown because Russians are happier with their lives and their economy is better.
He had generated a tremendous propaganda machine.
I don't think Obama could have significantly affected either of these two major factors.
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I disagree that Russians have a strong economy. Russians may be happier with a strongman telling them their lives are better.
Here are some recent evaluations of the Russian economy.
http://www.economist.com/topics/russian-economy
https://www.google.com/search?q=Russ...2F%3B565%3B420
http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/russia/overview
http://www.ibtimes.com/russian-econo...t-help-1633198