Putin is being cirticized left, right and center in the western world but I read that in order to restore Russia’s prosperity he had chosen to put order before freedom.

Considering the dreadful state in which Russia was when he inheritated it from Yeltsin: the financial mess, the creeping corruption, the transitional hardcore capitalism, it kind of makes sense. After chaos, you must install stability. And Russia has had its fair share of chaos, don’t you think?

What good is freedom when you don’t have a roof over your head, a job, medicines for your children or when your currency is being devaluated 100 fold every other month?