A few days ago, a photo of Putin falling down was posted on the Internet, and many netizens left messages with concern: "They are all seventy-year-olds, and they are still working hard for Russia." It is no wonder that in 2000, Putin was not yet 48 years old when he became the first of Russia, and he made a bold vow at that time: "Give me 20 years, and I will give you a strong Russia!"."This year is his 19th year in the position of **, if nothing else, it is unlikely that Putin will be in office again in Russia in 2024. Now, has Putin's oath come true?We take a look at his palmares over the years.
First of all, politically. When Putin took over Russia from Yeltsin, we saw in the news that many people lined up to buy bread, there was severe inflation, and the salaries of many civil servants were not enough for a day's living expenses. At that time, Russia was a demoralized and demoralized country. After Putin came to power, he tried his best to change the thinking of the Russians, who not only gained national cohesion, but also won the title of "fighting nation".
Secondly, economically. During the Soviet period, although it competed with the United States for hegemony for many years, its economic strength was much worse than that of the United States, and the economy of the Soviet era was an inflated GDP number, and there was serious corruption in the country, and by 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. The world only sees Russia as inheriting the Soviet Union's powerful heavy industry and military, but little attention is paid to Russia, which also inherits the huge debt left by the Soviet Union. Russia took on a debt of $96.6 billion from the Soviet Union, and at that time, Russia's GDP was only 0$26 trillion. After Putin took office, he strengthened the power of the federal government internally, rectified the economic order, cracked down on the financial oligarchy, and strengthened the army building;We should expand diplomatic space with the outside world, strive to improve the international environment, and safeguard our own interests. In 2022, Russia's GDP reached 2$25 trillion, nine times more than in 2000. It can be said that Russia's economic growth in the past 20 years has been very good. Because during this period, Russia continued to fight internal and external wars, and the West imposed a strict blockade.
And finally, internationally. By the time the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia had been reduced to a third-rate country. At a meeting, Clinton laughed at Yeltsin, who was pro-Western, and Yeltsin, who was Russia, was embarrassed and undignified. After Putin came to power, he restored Russia's status as a great power and gave the world a tough image.
Since Putin came to power, Russia's economic growth rate is relatively fast in the world, much stronger than those developed economies, but compared with China, it is indeed inferior. China's GDP has grown from more than 10 trillion US dollars in 2000 to 121 trillion in 2022, an 11-fold increase. However, it cannot be ignored that in the past 20 years, China's national conditions have also been much stronger than Russia's. In 2000, the population of Russia was only 1More than 400 million, China's population of 1.2 billion, that year China is entering the demographic dividend period, and since 1978, China has been reforming and opening up for more than 20 years, and the market economy reform has been basically completed. Since 2000, China's economy has truly entered a period of take-off.
Look at Russia again, the end of the Chechen war in February 2000, Putin began a large-scale reorganization of the Russian army, military reform has greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the army, in the 2008 Russian-Georgian military conflict, Russia only took one week to achieve a clean victory on the battlefield. Russia uses actual military operations to tell the world that the former Russian army is back. After 2010, Russia intervened in the Ukraine crisis and the Syrian crisis successively, until the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. These wars by Russia are in fact a challenge to US hegemony and a counterattack to NATO under US leadership. Russia uses tough military means to tell the Western world that the Russian army will use force to defend its core interests, which is also where Putin's confidence lies after leading Russia to rejuvenation.
In addition to the war and the blockade of Russia by the West, there is another reason why Russia's economic growth has not been as fast as China's, and China's achievements in recent years have also played a huge role in joining the WTO. In addition, compared with China, although Russia has a heavy industrial base and abundant energy advantages during the Soviet era, and its land area is also vast, Russia's climatic conditions are not as good as China's, and Russians like to drink heavily and are not as diligent as the Chinese. In the years that Putin has been in power, Russia has worked hard to develop relations with China, coupled with the image of a "tough guy" in the international community, Putin's domestic approval rating has also been rising. Despite this, many people still like to compare China with Russia and ridicule Putin's original remarks. After all, Russia's GDP is not as good as that of one of our provinces, Jiangsu Province, and its economic aggregate is too far from China's.
Strength is relative, and if we talk about military power, during the years that Putin has been in power, Russia has indeed established a strong international image in the international community. Putin's ability to respond internationally is also unparalleled, and now the United States and Ukraine want Putin to hurry up**, and even in the Russian-Ukrainian war, the helpless Zelensky even made the curse of assassinating Putin public, which shows that they hate and fear Putin. For example, during the Wagner mutiny, the outside world was shocked into a cold sweat and stared at Putin's jokes, but Putin easily resolved them, and some people even thought that it was Putin's double reed play. On major international issues and Russia's domestic affairs, Putin has been able to avoid the important and trivialize the danger. His charisma is also very much liked by Russians, and even in our country there are a large number of Putin fans.
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