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Also if it weren't for stalin, SU might have taken half a century more to modernize :) From peasant country to super power, and we thought deng xiaoping did a great job.

Make no mistake Putin is an expert when dealing w/ the cameras. His facial expressions, his body movements, his body interactions with other bodies, the words he uses and the facial and body expressions when he uses them; all designed to drive home the message(s), as and when needed. Certainly...

Of course putin knew. He saw a weakness and exploited it for leverage or just for some fun. Both are acceptable. :pound: :pound: This is probably done all the time in international politics. One from the past= Mao the swimming champion...

Vladimir Putin is an immortal being. Hey, don't believe me? Check out the DailyFail article. Oh, he maybe a vampire too. Lets take it further. How about Dracula? And below the Western press article. ta daaa Is Vlad a vampire? Conspiracy theorists go nuts over pictures that suggest Putin...

:pound: I remember that thread. :D Any thread with @jouni s incessant/ignorant taunts, is bound to be fun. I'll post stuff there, if I find something interesting. :thumb: BTW: It's an interesting topic "Ancient Flags"

Yeah. By "similar to Penza", I meant the design/face etc on it, not the color. I didn't pay much attention to the colour, I guess. :D

Oh, I see. Looks like the flag of penza region. EDIT: It's this one: Dmitry Pozharsky banner As for penza

Yup, "time of troubles." Basically, there is no deep connection. I'm just saying that they (nevski,pozharski) are superficially similar to putin because they both saved russia from a lot of troubles/existential crisis.

mir can also mean peace; and vlad more like ruler. So ruler of peace.

Didn't know he was a teetotaler, though I think at public functions he does consume alcohol as a social formality. Anyway, would I be wrong in saying the Putin is the present day Nevski or Pozharski (who was given the title "saviour of motherland") And somebody here on post #25 suggests that...