CNN | Eye on Russia: Day 1

Jim Clancy talking to Alexei Pushkov - former Gorbachev's speachwriter about Putin's popularity.

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[fylink]

Putin only talks, but does nothing, or worse - sells interests of russian nation.

[alsemoff]

If you said something go ahead... And what kind of interests he does sell?

[strizhi]

To call Russians drunken vodka drinkers is like calling an American fat ass burger munchers, you see you lose your credibility there. Two, true there's not a rush cause its only been a democracy for 20 years so its stil a very young country in that respect. However Russia is known to be one of the most visited places on earth and people prefer it that way due to its harsh and unforgiving climate. However overall Russia's economically, militarily and worldly growing. Its population is too.

[GIC81]

Well during the Bush years I think the US image was in a pot hole. Hopefully President Barack Obama has improve the image of the country. But Russia seems a great country with a lot of history and culture, that's what makes interesting.

Anyone saying that a country is perfect there just lying. Every country around the world has it's problem, there is no perfect political system.

[thegreendestiny]

Jim Clancy needs to study Russia before spewing his BS "democracy". Gawd, CNN is just too awful to watch sometimes.

[jokinizzyy]

you cant say that russians are not racist- every country has racist groups every.

[SiroDra]

Mr. Clancy, you can take your democracy and go shove it up your ass.

We're happy with the improvements we have been seeing, and we're happy to see that conditions within the country are actually improving. We still have a long way to go, but we don't need your democracy. We saw what happened in the 90's.

[Slava001]

no Russians are not racist. i personaly have even visited Goa a few years ago and its a lovely place with lovely people. Of course out of millions of people living in Russia some do become criminals but then this is the case with any country

[buldhana]

Well ..just went thru ur profile ..pardon me for that ! ..but ur living in the US ..but a white british friend who went to St. Petersburg with his Indian friend to some ppl wud spilt on the Indian guy and beat him up ! ...

[strizhi]

No because if that was the case India and Russia would have difficulty in trading with each such things as weapons. Plus from what I remember is that many Indian films are quite popular with Russia...especially the latest "Slumdog Millionnaire" where in Russia is a rave or a huge hit. India is also a very very important ally of Russia.

[buldhana]

Are average Russians racist ?? ..Especially against Indian ppl ?

[GIC81]

I agree completely with you. Thank god Russia Today exist. I watch every once in a while online.

Greetings from Mexico

[jokinizzyy]

haha

you are missing the point you silly yank.

Russian Federation is 19years old = Russian Democracy is 19 years old. Russia now is like what America was in its first days of democracy- SAVAGE. surely you cant expect the couuntry to be as desirable in such short time and compare it to USA who had democracy for over a Century. ....GOD! some people just dont have primary education do they? - mate, go to school