Policy Watch: Assessing Putin's legacy
Date
2007-07-13
Authors
Katz, Mark N.
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Publisher
UPI.com (United Press International, Inc.)
Abstract
With Russian President Vladimir Putin slated to leave office in less than a year, what can be said about how history will judge him? He definitely has positive accomplishments to boast about: restoring order after the chaos of the Yeltsin years, presiding over an era of economic growth and prosperity, and doing much to re-establish Russia as a great power internationally. Some might argue that much of what he accomplished has been due to the fortuitous rise in oil prices that occurred -- and has been sustained -- after he came to office. Not every leader of a petroleum-producing country, though, has been able to take advantage of increased oil prices to increase his country's political clout the way Putin has.
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© 2007 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Deposited with permission from UPI.com.
Keywords
International affairs, Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-