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Kremlin Overkill: Why Putin's entry into party politics is the beginning of the end of Russian facade democracy

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As a result of Putin's direct participation in the Kremlin-manipulated political process and Russia's resulting return to a de facto one-party system, the Russian electoral process has been reduced to a manifestly formal procedure. Published in the English version of the Kyiv weekly 'Zerkalo nedeli [Mirror of the Week],' No. 38(667) 13-19 October 2007.

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Oh, mY God/ Gruss Gott! by Mark Sashine on Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 at 7:13:30 AM
ulmand, A NEW LOW FOR YOU!! by john josephson on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 10:11:56 AM