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‘Change in Russia will come from below or be settled in the streets’
VYACHESLAV TETEKIN speaks to the Star about Vladimir Putin, the county’s flawed electoral system and the Russian youth support for communism
Russian Communist Party political advisor Vyacheslav Tetekin

FOR those watching abroad, Russia’s presidential election last weekend was unexciting.

Vladimir Putin, who has ruled the country for 18 years, won easily just as he was predicted to. 

His 76 per cent vote share — up 13 per cent on 2012’s — is evidence of either his enduring popularity as the leader of a resurgent Russia or the crooked nature of the election itself, depending on who you talk to.

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