On the merits and demerits of former Russian President Putin

On the merits and demerits of former Russian President Putin

From the Russian Duma election in early February of last year to the Russian presidential election in early March this year, "Mapp combination" has been a hot topic. Of course, at these checkpoints, Russians have not forgotten to sum up the storms experienced by the country in the past eight years, and President Putin is also satisfied with his "slave-like" efforts and gains in the past eight years. By the time the new President Medvedev takes office on May 7, the topic of "summing up the past eight years" will still be as hot as a "baton" that Putin has seized, and it will be handed over to Medvedev, who is in charge of the next baton: keep the good ones and improve the shortcomings. Along the way, Russia and Putin left an increasingly strong impression on the world. In the words of political observers of RIA Novosti, Russia, once called "the sick man of Europe and Asia" by western media, is healthy again. For the United States and other western countries, it is not pleasant to recall these eight years in Russia. Listening to teachers and students of Moscow University talking about "these eight years"

At the beginning of 2006, Medvedev, then the first deputy prime minister, said at a meeting in Siberia that the government would allocate 30 billion rubles (100 rubles, about 4.2 US dollars) in three years to improve the education situation in Russia. In just two years, Moscow University has built several brand-new teaching buildings, but several years ago, due to lack of funds, not only the experimental instruments could not be updated in time, but also the main building lacked maintenance. Casillo Eva, the floor manager of Moscow University, is over 70 years old and has been working in the school. She said: "After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the school was short of funds, and there was a lack of decoration funds for 10 years. It was not until 2003 that the severely damaged wooden floor of the liberal arts building was replaced with floor tiles. "

But Filipoff, a professor of history at Moscow University, spoke highly of it. He believes that Putin is successful both politically and economically. He said: "Historically, Putin's eight years in power was a turning point in Russian history." He emphasized that the development of Russian history is characterized by "waves", and it is always repeating the road of breaking through and standing up. Now Russia is in the stage of recovery and development. "It's like a person falling down, even if he stands up, he will be covered with mud." "The most correct thing Yeltsin did was to choose Putin." Kurotov, a professor of philosophy at Moscow University, believes that Putin has really "done a good job" in his eight years in power. "Russia that Putin took over is a mess. No one expected that he could go to today. " Kulotov believes that Putin is a leader who values national interests and understands Russian national feelings. "This may also be related to his KGB background, and it is easier to understand the feeling of the decline of a big country."

Russian experts positively evaluated "these eight years"

For Putin's achievements and shortcomings in the past eight years, the opinions of Russian domestic experts are relatively unified. On February 24, Mikhail, director of the Institute of Social Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences? Gorshkov said in an interview with Russian newspaper that Putin's main achievement lies in "solving the systemic crisis facing the country". In the history of the country, "these eight years are comparable to the first 10 year of the Soviet regime". Dmitry, a political observer of the Russian News Agency? Kosilev believes that during Putin's administration, Russian self-esteem has been restored, and Russia's image as a big country has basically been reshaped. In the past eight years, Russia's GDP has increased by 70%, industry by 75% and investment by 1.25%. Thanks to these indicators, Russia has returned to the top ten in the world economy. Speaking of shortcomings, Grinkevich, an economic observer of RIA Novosti, said that apart from Russia's high dependence on energy economy and high inflation, the gap between the rich and the poor in Russian society has widened in the past eight years. Kos Dakov, director of the Macroeconomic Research Institute of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, said that for many years, Russian agriculture was relatively backward, which also dragged down the whole economy.

Even so, Putin's "economic evaluation report card" in the past eight years has been recognized internationally and in Russia. Only from the per capita GDP of Russia, 1999 just exceeded 1700 USD, and in 2007 it was close to 9500 USD. These changes have enriched the consumer market. "Russians have become rich." Now many people who come to Russia feel the same way. Last year, the number of Russian families with annual income equivalent to 6,543.8+0.6 million to 25,000 dollars increased by 33%, and about 654.38+0.5 Russians belonged to the emerging middle class. It is reported that the number of Russian billionaires is second only to the United States and Germany. A friend told reporters that in the past, a man's wish was to get two bottles of vodka on holidays, buy small gifts for his wife and children at high prices on the black market, and then go home and get drunk with pickles and fried potatoes. But now, people are becoming more and more extravagant during holidays. On the day of "March 8th Festival", the reporter saw at a flower stand on the roadside of Kiev station in Moscow that this bunch of three roses was actually priced at 5,000 rubles, about 200 dollars.

Several "Best" of Putin's "Eight Years"

Putin also summed up his work in the past eight years. On February 14, Putin said in response to a reporter's question about his "success and failure during his eight years as president", "I didn't see any major failure-because all the predetermined goals were achieved". "I am convinced that I am worthy of the Russian people who elected me president twice. For eight years, I worked like a slave from morning till night ... I am very satisfied with my work! "

Looking back at Putin's internal troubles and foreign invasion during his eight years in power, Mr. Wen Yi, a researcher at the Institute of World History of China Academy of Social Sciences, used several "most" to interpret it. Wen Yi believes that Putin is most proud that he is a civilian president. A few days ago, zhirinovsky, chairman of the Russian Liberal Democratic Party, suggested to Putin in the Kremlin that Russia should rely on "elites" in the future. Putin replied seriously: "I come from a worker's family!" This also shows that what Putin is most eager to do is to build Russia into a "citizen country with equal opportunities"-"a country where all people have ideals and equal opportunities." Putin said: "Russia should be the most attractive country to live in."

Speaking of "internal worries", I heard that Putin's toughest measure or policy is to carry out the Chechen war. Since becoming prime minister, Putin has been determined to fight a new "Chechen war" and fight separatism and terrorism. For eight years, he never gave in on this issue. From the beginning, he flew to Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, to his resolute elimination of Chechen gangsters, and finally forced the United States to admit that Putin's Chechen war was a war on terrorism. Putin's most popular measure or policy is to crack down on the big chaebol. Struggles with Gusinski, berezovsky and Khodorkovsky have made Putin's prestige rise continuously.

But Putin and Russia have also encountered considerable difficulties in the past eight years. What made Putin feel most uncomfortable was the days after the sinking of the nuclear submarine Kursk in the summer of 2000. At that time, Putin had just been president for less than half a year, and he was in an excited state of "revitalizing Russia first, revitalizing the army first, and then revitalizing the navy." The sinking of the nuclear submarine made the army and the people of China doubt his ruling ability, especially his ability to deal with the crisis, and there were even voices calling for his resignation. Since then, Putin has never encountered such a dilemma. Russia's military strength has also recovered rapidly in recent years. For Putin, one of the most difficult things is the widespread corruption and bribery in political institutions. Corruption is a sword hanging over Putin's head all the time. No wonder Putin said angrily when he met with the leaders of the State Duma on March 1 1.

Speaking of Russia's foreign relations, it is said that restoring and revitalizing Russia's status as a big country is the biggest headache for Putin in the West in the past eight years. These include reaffirming the decisive role of the Soviet Union in World War II, opposing NATO's eastward expansion, opposing US anti-missile defense, opposing the "color revolution" of CIS countries, and opposing the anti-Russian actions and emotions of Baltic countries. The headache is that Putin wants to revitalize Russia and become the world hegemon again. Now the United States and other western countries hate and demand Putin and have to listen to Putin.

In the past eight years, the West has "hated and demanded" Russia.

Perhaps it is this complex psychology of "both hate and want" that makes western countries always criticize and be alert to Russia. The overall evaluation of Russia by western media in the past eight years is that Putin ended the chaotic situation after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, but these years he made irresponsible remarks about human rights and democracy in Russia. Not long ago, Toronto Global Scan, a world-renowned survey agency, conducted a public opinion survey on the political and social impact of Putin's eight years in power in 3 1 countries, including Russia. The survey shows that most people in seven western countries believe that Putin's presidency has had a negative impact on Russia's democratic process and human rights. However, in eastern countries such as China and Egypt, most people affirmed the role of Russia under Putin in global politics.