V.V. Putin: And what is your name, excuse me? Y.Y. Shevchuk: Yura Shevchuk, a musician. ////////

Image by ellustrator  Putin has some remarkable rhetorical devices. He has come a long way compared with the classics. So why does he refuse to take part in debates? After all, arguments like "the police are a cross-section of society" and "the Dissenters' Marches (opposition protest rallies) interfere with hospitals" are just so unexpected, persuasive, and powerful.

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