Wednesday, March 9, 2011

RUSSIA - Dmitry Medvedev, the "tsar reformer"

On the occasion of the celebration marking the 150th anniversary of the abolition of serfdom in Russia by Czar Alexander II, President Medvedev has restored its reputation manager "modernizing" and "liberating". In his speech in St. Petersbourg, he explicitly included in its policy of continuity of major reforms driven by Alexander II in the nineteenth century, says Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

"In trying to develop democratic institutions still quite infancy, develop the economy and change the political system, we continue the momentum that began a century ago and a half," he said. "The nation is a living organism, not a machine. It can not rely solely on the reproduction of old ideas and the 'tightening screws", he added.

For many, this speech marked the launch of his campaign (the next presidential election is scheduled for spring 2012).

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