Why is Putin so powerful

Author: Yi Dinghong
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: When Russians woke up from the bloody terror of national memory, President Putin's approval rating soared. If you tune into the FM stereo station on your radio, you often hear a song titled: "When Marrying, Marry a Man Like Putin." The lyrics go:
"My boyfriend fought, he was beaten up badly, drunk to the point of oblivion, and sank into drug addiction. He was simply unbearable to me, so I drove him away.
Now I want a man like Putin. Yesterday on TV, I saw his figure. He said the world is at a crossroads, and he was so persuasive that it solidified my decision to want, to want a man like Putin, someone as strong as Putin, someone who doesn’t drink excessively, someone who won’t break my heart, someone who won’t leave me.