1. First Democratically elected ruler in the history of Russia
2. First head of state in the history of Russia to peacefully hand off power on his own accord
3. First Russian head of state to publicly seek forgiveness of the people
4. First Russian head of state to allow complete freedom of speech
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- Extravagant Ruling Elite
- Huge Unwieldy Army
- Most Corrupt Government in History of the World
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- Widespread Abject Poverty
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1 comments:
These are also Russian "firsts". And the way things are going, it looks like they'll also be Russian "lasts" as well! Sad.
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