With the quiet arrival of Fan Wubing, Putin gradually increased his efforts to deal with the opposition.

In recent years, the skinheads have attacked foreign students in Russia, causing a very bad social reaction. In view of this, Putin signed a new bill that defines extremists and increases the punishment for extremists.

However, in the bill, those who publicly criticized the head of state were also classified as extremists, which attracted criticism from many civil groups and political parties. However, in the votes of the Russian State Duma and the Federal Commission, the bill was successfully passed because the Presidential Party held a majority.

Those who support the bill say it will effectively curb the actions of extremists in Russia. But opponents believe that the real purpose of the bill is to curb the opposition and control the free speech in the media. A famous Russian jurist bluntly pointed out that the purpose of revising the new law is not only to control extremists, but also to get the government's opponents to reopen. This is a very bad demonstration. Based on this, it can be inferred that the next law may stipulate that those who criticize Duma MPs must also be held criminally responsible.

According to the provisions of this bill, the plan, organize and enforce the implementation of acts that change the Russian constitutional system; acts that undermine the integrity of the state and threaten national security; acts that illegally organize armed forces and incite ethnic, religious, and social disputes; acts that publicly criticize the state government and its heads, criticize the social system, organize and disseminate extremist materials, and promote and organize fascist marchs, etc., are all considered extremist behaviors. The procuratorate will file criminal proceedings for these acts.

The new bill passed the review of the National Duma and the Federal Commission, but because the bill restricts citizens' freedom of speech and election, the Federal Commission members also expressed their dissatisfaction with the bill.

Regarding the different reactions to public opinion, the representative of the Russian President to the Federal Council pointed out that although there are insufficient aspects in the bill, the harm caused by state inaction is much greater than the harm caused by inadequate bills. If the bill is not enacted, more foreign students will be attacked by extremists, which will lead to more serious consequences. However, the presidential representative did not explain why the skinheads who attacked foreign students and the opposition who criticized the head of state were listed as extremists.

Oppositions in Russia expressed anger at the passage of this new bill, believing that the new bill was very similar to the law that determined the "enemies of the state" during the Stalin period. At that time, according to Stalin's proposal, many people, including dissidents, were identified as "enemies of the state" by the Soviet government and suffered cruel suppression.

In the eyes of the Russian opposition, the most disturbing thing is that the new bill completely prohibits criticizing the government, and the Russian right-wing coalition believes that this is a dangerous step towards autocracy.

Analysts also pointed out that the bill was quickly passed unanimously in the House of Commons, with its special political purpose. Since Russia will usher in parliamentary elections this year and a presidential election will be held next year, the implementation of the new bill will completely lose its public opinion position.

It can be foreseen that under the protection of this bill, future elections will be held in an atmosphere of "stable and peaceful" situation.

Many civil organizations, including the Russian Journalists Association, suggested that the Federal Council prevent the passage of the bill, and leaders of Western countries also called on Putin not to sign the bill, but Putin did not seem to care about the pressure from home and abroad, and was a bit of arbitrary.

When Fan Wubing stayed in Moscow until the third day, Russian President Putin, who had a light car, quietly met with Fan Wubing and discussed the cooperation situation over the past period of time.

Luo Lin watched Fan Wubing sit there and talk with Putin, and suddenly she felt an indescribable strange feeling.

Perhaps it was because of Putin's appearance that more Chinese people began to care about Russia's political situation.

This former KGB, which can drive dozens of fighter models, will actually become the president of Russia, which makes many people feel incredible, but if you sit down and analyze it calmly, Putin will have a lot of KGB-like conspiracy on the way to president.

Long before the presidential election, many newspapers believed Putin's approval rating was artificially exaggerated, saying that some expert speech consultants and image design experts created the image of a tough leader for people, a young, dynamic, humble and decisive leader.

For Russians, Putin was portrayed by image designers as the most humane person.

Some people even believe that political power strategists invented Putin. Even Putin went to St. Petersburg to attend the funeral of his old boss to express sympathy and concern, and Chechen terrorists clamoring to kill acting president Putin on newspapers and TV and taking security measures against it are called shrewd propaganda activities by magazines. According to the conclusion of Tomorrow, Vladimir Putin is a political myth shaped by public relations and image design experts.

But it is obvious that refuting these speculations is not necessary because they are not supported by facts and evidence. Putin's achievements during his tenure as prime minister and acting president are not the product of some new political power. His high approval rating is the result of the recognition of the policies and state activities he implemented, and it is also the reward for his independent decision-making and courage to bear all responsibilities.

Those political decisions were not made by image designers, and the true emotions that Putin showed could not be artistically processed by political power. Putin's campaign headquarters once regrettably announced that in the process of the campaign, 80% of the decisions were made by the acting president, and only the remaining 20% ​​were proposed by his campaign headquarters. Even so, Putin did not accept it completely.

Neither during the Brezhnev nor Gorbachev, Putin was a heroic dissident, nor was he a brave dissident in the Yeltsin era. He called himself a soldier and an official more than once, and whether he served as the Prime Minister of the Government or later the Acting President of the Federation, he would obey the decisions made by the Kremlin as orders.

But since February 31, forced by the situation, Putin had to decide to draw up and issue an order himself. He did not evade this responsibility and proved himself to be a top leader with outstanding capabilities and then became a public politician.

Putin not only deals with documents, but also solves various practical problems steadily, thereby proving that he is a practical worker who strives to perform his duties.

It should be said that Putin's activities were not planned in advance based on some clear goal. In the second half of 1999, he had to deal with the sudden and difficult situation, and even in this case, his performance was remarkable.

All politicians care about whether they are attractive and popular, so it is impossible for them to ignore the help and advice of experts. Under the ** mechanism, this is part of their work, but far from the main work content. Ultimately, Putin is not the first lucky person in Yeltsin's team to rise unexpectedly, but why did Yeltsin's other candidate successors benefit and succeed from political power?

People often compare drama with politics, talking about stages, masks, characters and prompt lines, directors, puppets, etc. This is not without basis. In fact, in many ways, the conception of this political drama is very similar to the more modern concept of political power.

Out of surprise and resentment at Putin's achievements, the opposition tried to portray President Putin as a simple and superficial and bad actor. For Putin himself, he was just an actor who suddenly appeared on the political stage. He did not know his role, nor did he know anything about the script he wanted to perform, nor even who he should choose to listen to in front of many prompters.

On the contrary, many people appreciate Putin's work, believing that he was precisely following the director's highest task to succeed in political drama. Although he was just a newcomer on the stage, he performed very well, performed tepidly and just rightly, rather than showing off himself on the stage like Yeltsin did.

More people believe that Putin almost does not need a director, he himself is the director. He is even the author of this script and a talented actor with a new and unusual style. He can also possess the speed of ballet dancers and the pace of a master of combat art. He can easily find a slightly strange face and a different view from the past.

Through close observation, Luo Lin found that in Putin, people could discover the magic of the mythical hero's wishes and wishes that were possessed by the mythical hero. They clearly agreed to do something that might be unlikely to do, remain silent for a while, and force themselves to wait a little longer. After the task was completed, he appeared again.

At this time, people could not see that he was very proud, as if nothing had happened, and then continued to do new things.

It should be said that in Luo Lin's observation, Putin is a rare person with two qualities: not showing off and irreplaceable qualities. His sense of humor is amazing. He is also a master who is good at comparing accurately and unexpectedly. He is a true hero, a hero who abandons vanity, refuses to act pretentiously, and has no stereotypes.

Fan Wubing has been talking with Putin for about two hours. The two expressed their views on many issues, and at the same time made many promises to each other and signed some framework agreements on economic and trade cooperation.

It was not until after three o'clock in the afternoon that President Putin said goodbye and left.

To be on the verge of low profile, Fan Wubing just sent it out of the door. Luo Lin also saw the majesty of the Russian Presidential Guard while accompanying him. It seemed that among the equipment they carried, there were also jammers and other equipment for radio and satellite communications. As for the light and heavy weapons, they did not find them. I believe they must have hidden them well.

"Come back, it's very cold outside-" Fan Wubing saw Luo Lin still looking into the distance, and smiled and patted her shoulder.

In fact, this is easy to understand. In public opinion propaganda, Putin's image is tall and comprehensive. Compared with the leaders of the country who are basically older, the young and powerful president who can fly planes is obviously more likely to attract everyone's attention.

But as a deep-seated collaborator Fan Wubing naturally doesn't think this is surprising. In fact, Putin is indeed an excellent political drama actor, but in some aspects, he is still not doing well enough.

After returning to the house, Luo Lin mentioned some descriptions of Putin, such as actors.

Fan Wubing smiled when he heard this, "It's not unreasonable to say this. In fact, he acted as an actor. It's not Putin alone. On the big stage of life, everyone is an actor. It's just that some people act well and succeed, while others fail, and eventually fail."

"In dramatic performances, people often encounter such situations: the theater performance hall is full of audiences, but at this time a major actor suddenly fell ill and could not perform on stage. In order not to interrupt the performance, the director and his assistants had to urgently dress up for the preparatory actor who was not well-known and let him play the main role. However, to the director and the audience, the difficult role played by the preparatory actor was even better than the ill star, so he quickly became a famous actor. This is probably the case with Putin." Fan Wubing gave an example.

In politics, there is always drama, and with the emergence of television, this factor actually grows as an integral part of political achievements. When the Kremlin meetings, meetings held in the White House or visiting factories, hospitals, and kindergartens were seen by tens of millions of people on their own TV screens at the same time, the president and those around him had to think about how to do every move and make every dialogue full of meaning.

Most people believe that it is precisely because of their outstanding performance in front of the TV camera that John Kennedy won the 1960 US presidential election.

In the 1960s, Brezhnev was recognized as an attractive and beautiful man, but the growing illness and aging changed his handsome appearance. The more he appeared on TV screens, the more he actually posed a damage to his reputation.

Ronald Reagan's performance was the opposite. He was good at using television and was stronger than anyone else when he expressed his ideological system. Although he was seventy years old when he was in power, he knew how to become a dynamic figure. His figure not only occupied the TV screens of his country, but also won the praise of TV audiences almost all over the world.

You know, Ronald Reagan was once a genius professional film actor, and has participated in fifty-four feature films in his thirty-year career as an actor.

But it would be completely wrong to think that Reagan was an actor, not a politician.

Drama is only a small part of open political activities. Political activities are mainly carried out outside the stage, and there are no written reporters and photographers on the spot. This work requires politicians to have some other abilities in addition to the necessary requirements of professional actors.

"Putin does not often perform in public, especially in public. He used to be a public politician, but now he has suddenly appeared on the highest political stage in Russia. He hopes not to play a special role, but to preserve the behavior and work style he has become accustomed to." Fan Wubing told Luo Lin. "So, he is simple and easy to understand. His main character is frankness and naturalness, which prevents him from having to play and imitate other people, and only observers who tend to play games of power with the people do not believe this."
Chapter completed!