They say that you can take a man out of the KGB but you can never take the KGB out of the man. Well today, Russian President Putin has reaffirmed this adage in today's address to the Russian people. Just look at what the wily KGB Lt. Colonel had to say:
"First and foremost it is worth acknowledging that the demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century," Putin said. "As for the Russian people, it became a genuine tragedy. Tens of millions of our fellow citizens and countrymen found themselves beyond the fringes of Russian territory."Aside from this scary statement, I guess the fact that the Soviet Union held its people at bay by guns, had massive lines for food and goods, and prevented its people from choosing their leaders, along with a lack of religious/political freedoms was something that the Russian people have missed these past years. While Putin has put on a good face these past five years, I think he's beginning to show his true colors. We've seen what he has done in Chechnya, just imagine what else he has up his sleeves. Expect further steps towards an heavy authoritarian regime under Putin. After all he's KGB.
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