tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19875034.post8264078797485929442..comments2024-02-23T04:01:38.376-05:00Comments on The Grande Enchilada: From Russia With LoveGrande Enchiladahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12469834745007793943noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19875034.post-45565666558997421932014-09-27T09:56:35.248-04:002014-09-27T09:56:35.248-04:00Russia may be filled with corruption, but most Rus...Russia may be filled with corruption, but most Russians love Putin because now they can have things. I'm sure the gaps between the haves and the have nots are getting wider, but it didn't look as bleak to us tourists. We went to a working class market where there was abundance, and people were shopping. This is a far cry from their communist days. However, Russia, whether under the Tsars, or the Commies, or now Putin and his merry band of oligarchs, has always been an autocracy. <br />Thanks for reading!grandenchiladahttp://grandenchiladafilmblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19875034.post-91083115780758354852014-09-27T00:55:30.818-04:002014-09-27T00:55:30.818-04:00Is this the Anti-NPR? All I heard there was Russia...Is this the Anti-NPR? All I heard there was Russia is filled with corruption and the living standards are bleak at best for normal people.Americanizenoreply@blogger.com