Does anyone here think Putin is preparing another Communist Revolution?
955418
I don't trust him either... ever since day one that he came into power, he has been converting their new democracy into a dictatorship. His has changed many previous elected positions into 'assigned' positions... meaning he picks them and they are not elected. \n\nBut, I don't think he is trying to convert back to communism... rather, he is literally running a dictatorship. \n\nAlso, I believe that he has knowingly made all these changes while he knows the USA is distracted and preoccupied with Iraq.
232958
I'd say it is highly unlikely. You would need the 16 component nations to join together. You would need them all to have Communist Governments and for all their leaders to perceive their interests as being best reflected in a new Federation. Thirdly, you would need Russia to be a great power and I don't foresee that happening for a whole range of reasons.
1152028
Unfortunately yes. If for no other reason than his uncanny preserverance. He has survived and led his country, though there have been many attempts on his life. He has kept alive communism in his country.\nOne can only hope that once he is out of power, Cuba can gain enough freedom to replace him with someone that has human rights as a main issue.
257731
Yeltsin's derailment of Gorbachev's plan to form a loose soviet federation.  Look up the quotes from Gorbachev, last week.  It will give you plenty to write about (e..g., What if Gorby was successful?).
362657
This is beyond the scope of a simple answer, but there were two revolutions, the first in February of 1917 in which tsar Nicholas was overthrown and a Provisional government set up under Kerensky, and a second revolution in October, (or November, depending on which calendar you use) when the Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional goverment and established the Soviet state.  Following this was the civil war in which the forces of the Red and White armies fought for control.  The Bolsheviks were holding Nicolas and his family and entourage in a house requisitioned from an engineer, Nicholas Ipatev, in Ekaterinburg, and in July, 1918 when White forces threatened to take the town, the Imperial family was ushered to the basement and shot, their bodies carried in a truck into a forest and dumped first into a mine shaft and then reburied in a shallow grave.\n\nThere are quite a number of books on this subject, and the matter is far too complex and detailed to permit any satisfactory discussion here.
1130779
WHY DO???huh?  I'm American and I'm not afraid of Russia.   Vladamir Putin is a commie hell bent on making Russia a commie country again, but that's been proven time and time again that communism/socialism just doesn't work.  Sooo, really, there is nothing to be afraid of, I don't know WHY you think this.
840482
Putin is from the old school. For a former KGB guy, poisoning the opposition is no biggie.
935321
it does show that the KGB is alive and still underground.  And that Putin is the two faced lyer we all thought so.......
563773
Under the Constitution of the Russian Federation, 1993, there are 450 deputies of the State Duma (Article 95), each elected to a term of four years (Article 96).\n\nIf you speak Russian, the Duma is on-line:\nhttp://www.duma.gov.ru/\n\nHere is a good article on the Russian Federation:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Federation\n\nRight now, Vladimir Putin is trying to turn Russia into a dictatorship. \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
976011
Its not just EU, Russia is ramping up their military again. They are coming out with a lot of new and improved weapons systems. When you read the propaganda about them you almost always read, "able to evade, penetrate, destroy the current US systems." Not sure if they are trying to start the cold war all over again or are putting that info on their sales brochures for market to countries like Iran and North Korea. Why can't we just all get a long?
775397
maybe the russian spy knew something?\n\nrussia knows iran is doing some undercover ****; maybe he thinks mother russia will rise again and start making the bling bling
652184
Yes...do u believe me if i were to tell you that anti-christ is coming and there will be a leader to rule the world?\n\nBTW, Pinky & Brain are probably doing it again tonight, so u can ask them.
827465
Now your talking! A political renaissance is already underway. It will not be lead by the pundits or party leaders. Like most revolutions it will start in backyards, taverns and bedrooms. Welcome aboard!
576557
I suspect they are years away...unless they use low tech delivery solutions (van full of uranium etc). It is a very real threat though and I for one are pleased to see that the west are at least trying to resolve the situation (peacefully?) before it get out of hand.\n\nToo many countries have the technology now for the west to play policeman anymore - new world order anyone?
783452
Communist Russia is no longer.
167770
I'm sure they can! But, isn't this like putting the fox in the chicken coup?  What makes anyone think that Russia can be trusted?  Were they not part of the scam to buy Iraqi oil during the great embargo of the ninties?  What makes anyone think that Russia is our friend? This is a country that collapsed under its inability to stay up with the US militarily, sixteen years ago.  Now that it has found new strength in oil and natural gas, I believe Putin would do anything to regain the status of superpower, then watch out!
766548
I think Putin was involved - he's a sneaky little bastard. How long do you think it will be until someone blames Bush?