The high level of public support for Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to the fact that after 17 years of presidency, Russians do not perceive him as a figure that can be changed or criticized, and all the problems of the state are blamed on lower-ranking officials. The correspondent came to this conclusion ...

More than half of Russians (56%) named President of the country Vladimir Putin as "Person of the Year". This is evidenced by the results of a survey by the sociological organization Levada Center, reports kommersant.ru. Among other "people of the year" the respondents singled out the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov (10%), the head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu ...