Statements of Support (2003-2013) / Petrov, Nikolai

“The regime was equal to its task and comparatively successful during the first years of Putin’s presidency as long as it lived in conditions of political competition and did not become bloated and fat. Putin’s first term in office, which culminated in the Yukos affair, was far more successful for Russia than his second”

Nikolai Petrov, Carnegie Moscow Center, Research Associate, Radio Liberty, September 1, 2009