A strong Russia capable of standing up politically and economically for itself
	A strong state capable to enforce its authority on the civil society
	A strong federal centre that keeps regions under control
	Political and economic liberalisation should be cleansed of the distortions that have rendered Russia weak

 

Putin Is Compared to:

 

	The Soviet leader Yuri Andropov
	The Chilean general Augusto Pinochet
	The French general Charles de Gaulle

 

 

 

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