Detail Guess Who!; Russia's Presidency   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 400 no. 8753 (Oct. 2011), page 51-52. Topik: Political Behavior; Presidential Elections; Corruption in Government Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.68 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Nikolai Gogol's play "The Government Inspector" ends with a scene in which the bureaucrats who mistook a flimsy impostor for a high official from St Petersburg are dumbstruck when a messenger announces the arrival of the real inspector-general. This week Russia enacted a postmodern version of this scene: the arrival of the genuine official was announced by the pretender, and the pair hugged in front of duped bureaucrats who rewarded them with a standing ovation for their clever performance. This is roughly what happened on September 24th when Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's president, told a congress of the ruling United Russia party that Vladimir Putin would return to the Kremlin after a presidential election in March 2012, and Mr Putin informed them that Mr Medvedev would stay on as prime minister and leader of United Russia. The applause from bureaucrats whose only concern is to stay close to the rent-distributing centre grew louder when Mr Putin and Mr Medvedev told them that they had agreed this arrangement several years ago. Mr Putin's return to the office he vacated in 2008 was largely expected. The shameless admission of the stitch-up, however, should have been a humiliating slap in the face for any self-respecting audience. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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