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									russia&#039;s hope - Opinions and Polls				            </title>
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                        <title>Re: russia&#039;s hope</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/russias-hope/#post-281434</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Thanks. I happen to find that interesting.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks. I happen to find that interesting.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>dogbite</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: russia&#039;s hope</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/russias-hope/#post-281432</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[its the Duma elections that are more interesting though, given the recent electoral system change. post-1993, you could generally predict the presidential race based on which party won the b...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[its the Duma elections that are more interesting though, given the recent electoral system change. post-1993, you could generally predict the presidential race based on which party won the biggest bloc in the Duma elections (parties would align themselves with particular presidential candidates) - the Duma elections were pretty much just considered a primary for the presidential race. this led to parties being formed/unforming in quick succession - there are only 3 or so parties which have entered every post-1993 election (out of a total list of at least 30 parties). but the recent electoral reform should make for a more cohesive and stable party system, which will in turn have an effect upon the presidential race and the president-duma relationship. I'm just glad Putin didn't change the limit on prsidential terms and stand again - that would have been disastrous for the progress of the country.<br><br>not music-related I know, lol, I just studied this in uni. hope the politics of it doesn't transgress the forum rules as I have been totally neutral, imho.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: russia&#039;s hope</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/russias-hope/#post-281428</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Lets see what happens after there is smoke on the water (i.e. the elections)...Cool, nonetheless.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lets see what happens after there is smoke on the water (i.e. the elections)...<br><br>Cool, nonetheless.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Rahul</dc:creator>
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                        <title>russia&#039;s hope</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/russias-hope/#post-30318</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I watched the BBC news this morning. Russia is having a presidential election in a few weeks. Putin&#039;s designate or favorite was on the air being interviewed. he looks very young and has a fe...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I watched the BBC news this morning. Russia is having a presidential election in a few weeks. Putin's designate or favorite was on the air being interviewed. he looks very young and has a few good ideas for his country. if I were a Russian I beleive I could vote for this man. why? he loves Deep Purple. he said as a teenager he listened to them all the time. then just this week Deep Purple came to Russia for a sponsored political event for him. he was in heaven. ' It was a surreal experience', my childhood dream appeared before me.<br><br>cool.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>dogbite</dc:creator>
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