The workers and soldiers are the true elite of Russia, rather than those who got rich through shady means, President Vladimir Putin has said

Edit: I didn't post the following quotes to say he's a communist. He's pivoting to centre-left positions with his rhetoric and 6 year plan. He called for reducing poverty by 2% in 6 years and for progressive taxation on the rich.

The true elite are all those serving Russia. Workers and soldiers, reliable, trustable, who have proven their devotion to Russia, the worthy people.

“The very word ‘elite’ has largely been discredited by those who, having no merit to society, consider themselves to be some kind of a caste with special rights and privileges. I specifically mean those who, in previous years, filled their pockets through all sorts of processes in the economy of the 1990s. Those are definitely not the elite,” the president said.

  • FamousPlan101@lemmygrad.mlM
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    7 months ago

    For the first time he named the priorities for 2030, planning 6 years in advance, he bought up the point for progressive taxation of the rich, a social democratic policy and outlined the money he'd spend on housing and education. Reducing poverty by 2% in 6 years.

    He nationalized foreign businesses in 2023 and starting from 1999 he took back the power Yeltsin had given the oligarchy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjrlTMvirVo

    While he's known for his United Russia endorsement, he's also endorsed by the 21st century socialist party/ social democratic party (A just Russia - For Truth) and has helped them pass their policies which wouldn't be passed otherwise.