Return Of The King: "Almost my entire life will have been spent with him."

I posted this on my web site in October, 2011, it's a good recap on the view Russia has on it's "new" King.

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Twittering masses of Russia were either euphoric or in despair, depending on their political leanings. The despairing liberals, a dwindling crowd after two decades of dashed post-Soviet hopes, were utterly winded and deflated. Why does God hate Russia, one asked. And then everyone started doing the math: How old would we be when Putin finally leaves office in 2024 (a date that supposes he serves two more consecutive terms, which were extended to six years back in 2008)? Russia's digital airwaves quickly filled with a younger generation bemoaning their lost youth: Many of them will be pushing 40 by then, and they've already spent their last 12 years under his watch. "When Putin finishes his second six-year term, I'll already be 58," one older blogger wrote. "Almost my entire life will have been spent with him." He punctuated this with a frown.

http://amrpt.com/index.php#The+Return+of+the+King%3A+Vladimir+Putin