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The press of the USA tries to explain to the readers sense of last political events in Russia, offering(suggesting) both benevolent, and sharper explanations.
Wall Street Journal: " Putin's unwillingness to leave(abandon) the Kremlin - fear for own skin "
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Because of a difference in time the American mass-media usually make comments on news from Russia with lateness.
One of the first conservative newspaper Wall Street Journal has responded on last events in Moscow, which else on Monday has placed on the site an editorial article "Person Putin" in the evening.
" So, the winner putinskogo draw of keys from the Kremlin became... Dmitry Medvedev, - the newspaper writes. - for the lack of sudden change in an arrangement of stars which is difficult for imagining at " operated democracy ", the 43-years former lawyer from St.-Petersburg will be the following Russian president ".
" It(He) is anxious for the skin "
According to Wall Street Journal, Putin's unwillingness for ever to leave the Kremlin it is possible to interpret benevolently as it(him) " aspiration to provide smooth transition of authority and to keep its(his) heritage ".
" Less flatter explanation, - the newspaper writes, - consists that it(he) is anxious for the skin. If Putin will leave the Kremlin, it(he) will become is vulnerable, even if its(his) successor will be its(his) entrusted colleague. Recollect, that when Putin has been crowned in 2000, the nearest environment of former president Boris Yeltsin saw in it(him) young, politically weak and betraid by the person. And then these qualities too were the main criterion for purpose(assignment,destination) for a post of the president. Having become the owner of the Kremlin, Putin used the really imperial prerogatives against Yeltsin's many colleagues who have erected it(him) on this post ".
Strenozhiv opposition, mass-media, regional administration, foreign NPO and courts, Putin " has created a mode of personal authority in Russia, - notices Wall Street Journal. - Therefore anything surprising, that it(he) is nervous and does not wish to leave it(her) ".
In opinion of the newspaper, centralization of authority in Russia places under a threat economic rise, " agreed prices of oil which at putinskom board has risen in price with 15 up to 90 dollars for barrel ".
" The most pragmatic successor "
On Tuesday sharper on tone an editorial article entitled " Miropomazannyj the owner of the Kremlin ", has published liberal Boston Globe.
" One of immutable elements of liberal democracy is the right of citizens to choose to itself of new leaders, - is spoken in the newspaper. - during television representation with which Vladimir Putin has arranged yesterday, before us predstalo something other. The Russian president kartinno has accepted the recommendation of four obedient political parties to support(maintain) protege Dmitry Medvedev on presidential elections which take place in March of the next year. The owner of the Kremlin showed to these(it,this), that the centralized system of board constructed by it(him) is deprived the most essential features of the present(true) democracy ".
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How its(his) [Medvedev] have selected(elected), and the obvious reasons of this choice do not cause any pleasure
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The newspaper lists(transfers) Medvedev's advantages which, " it is possible(probable), is the most pragmatic " from Putin's all possible(probable) successors; it(he) did not serve in KGB; its(his) public applications(statements) and acts expose " belief in the free market, desire to understand with corruption which corrodes the Russian state bodies almost at all levels ", and " interest to improvement of a life of the Russians who are being the bottom part of an economic pyramid ".
But, notices Boston Globe even if Medvedev and is best of possible(probable) putinskikh elects, " how it(him) have selected(elected), and the obvious reasons of this choice do not cause any pleasure ".
Besides, being simultaneously the first assistant to the prime minister and the chapter(head) of "Gazprom", Medvedev " embodies one of the worst examples of the corporate state constructed by Putin ".
From " the least hawk fraction "
Many American newspapers mark(celebrate), that if Medvedev will win elections on March, 2nd it(he) will become the youngest Russian leader after Nikolay II who has been crowned in 1896 at 28-years age. Agency Bloomberg adds, that Medvedev will be younger, than all presidents of the USA in the beginning of the board.
In June correspondent Bloomberg took from Medvedev of interview in St.-Petersburg and has asked, that that spoke English. Medvedev " has become nervous, has tried to say some phrases and has sharply passed on Russian ".
International Herald Tribune writes, that Medvedev " is a favorite of foreign investors ", and Los Angeles Times marks(celebrates), that it(he) represents " the least hawk Kremlin fraction ", and that " in zakatnye days of the presidency Putin has surprised all with that has stopped the choice on the candidate who is approved with the business world and the West ".
However Los Angeles Times gives of a word of Moscow political scientist Stanislav Belkovskogo which notices, that Medvedev " can be extolled as the liberal, but it(he) simply very weak person professing the same philosophy, as Putin ".
The "weak" person names putinskogo the successor and the Moscow correspondent of newspaper Christian Science Monitor Fred Uir.
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