There was a rerun of a video on Vlad P! Last evening on CBC. It certainly showed how corrupt Putin is and why he is simply a "small man's STALIN"
The corruption is incredible which results in the average Russian having a net with lower than the Indians of the subcontinent!
As noted the only Russia I have been to is st Petersburg where I was struck how terribly unhappy the population appears!!
As noted by a number of commentators 35% of Russian wealth is held by a small # of compliant buddies who have to support Putin or risk being given a dose of NOVACHUCK(sp) or otherwise taken to the cleaners!
Also the impact of a RAT in the corner story re Putin when he was a child is an interesting one!!
Of course our interest is in the other VLAD is what matters to us= and I wonder if he has to contribute $$$ to Putin?
Thus Will Putin end up controlling NCU???
ROCK