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April 11, 2012

Weak Putin Questioned Abroad, Attacked at Home

Lucian Kim, Christian Science Monitor

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Russia's President-elect Vladimir Putin may have won the presidential election, but he lost Moscow. And he faces an engaged, active generation that did not grow up as Soviets. Political legitimacy is more than an official election result; it requires trust.

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