Russian government has "resigned", transferring power

NCLivingBrit said:
Czar Vladimir, just give it time.
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I don't know if you were being completely serious, but that may actually be a real possibility, in my estimation.

Putin has re-emphasized the Russian Orthodox Church, emphasis on family growth, nationalism over internationalism, and other measures consistent with a plan to return to a form of government more like that of Russia pre-Bolshevik Revolution.

I do not think that one should easily trust any former KGB officer, but I also think that it is possible that Putin had a form of "road to Damascus" moment, and has been subtly acting on it for some time. He is not by any means a stupid man, I think.
 
Not sure I can think of a situation where a leader consolidating power has ended well. Not very hopeful on this one either. If he is consolidating it to himself this will just be the first of many incremental moves. This one is just interesting enough to get your attention but not really play his hand. They next move or two will point out which direction he's moving, but by then I'm sure he will have his people in place to ensure it's success. For the good or bad.
 
Wow.

“Russian government sources told the BBC that ministers did not know about the government's resignation ahead of the announcement.”

Aren’t the ministers a big part of the government? They heard they were resigning on the news?!?
 
Catfish said:
I don't understand the meaning of "the government has resigned"
That doesn't compute.
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Beat me to it. How does an organization of people do that all at once???

...and how do we get ours to do it for a full reset?
 
JT said:
I don't know if you were being completely serious, but that may actually be a real possibility, in my estimation.

Putin has re-emphasized the Russian Orthodox Church, emphasis on family growth, nationalism over internationalism, and other measures consistent with a plan to return to a form of government more like that of Russia pre-Bolshevik Revolution.

I do not think that one should easily trust any former KGB officer, but I also think that it is possible that Putin had a form of "road to Damascus" moment, and has been subtly acting on it for some time. He is not by any means a stupid man, I think.
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I was totally serious. It's been a pretty clear end goal for a while and the Russian people seem to support it. They don't do well making their own decisions it seems.
 
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NCLivingBrit said:
I was totally serious. It's been a pretty clear end goal for a while and the Russian people seem to support it. They don't do well making their own decisions it seems.
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Or perhaps their decision is culturally different than (some of) ours?
And perhaps Putin knows his people better than our oligarchs know us.
 
They've had far less historical experience with ruling themselves.

Seems like all of Russian history is top down hierarchies and brutal enforcement of the status quo.
 
The people see their country being held in either admiration or fear from other countries. They have a leader that appeals to their sense of patriotism. He keeps out the invading immigrants and encourages a return to a time where people understood their place and traditions. The book, World War Z, might have been a work of fiction but there is a part where the church becomes important and the people now fell as one and they renamed the country the Holy Russian Empire. Fiction might become reality.
 
Catfish said:
I don't understand the meaning of "the government has resigned"
That doesn't compute.
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Their government structure is not like ours.

Russian-Political-Hierarchy.jpg

Here's one diagram, but I'm not sure how it all works. The link provides details.

President:
  • The President is the head of the state and is elected by popular vote every six years. S/he can be elected for a maximum of two consecutive terms.
  • In the past, the constitution had four years of presidential terms but it is extended to six years by the parliament in the year 2008.
  • The six year term rule will be implemented from this year onwards.
  • The president determines the basic domestic and foreign policies.
  • The president acts as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
  • The President resolves issues of citizenship of the Russian federation.
The Government:
  • The Prime Minister is the head of the government, which is appointed by the president and confirmed by the State Duma, which is the lower house of the federal assembly of Russia.
  • The government is housed in the White House of Moscow.
  • The government oversees the implementation of the domestic and foreign policies.
  • The government oversees the execution of the financial and monetary policies.
  • The government also works out the federal budget and ensures the successful implementation of human rights and freedoms.
https://www.hierarchystructure.com/russian-political-hierarchy/
 
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