a kemalist in the kremlin

• moscow times'ın 4 nisan 2005'te yayınlanmış ilginç bir haberi.
  
  a kemalist in the kremlin
  by christopher stone
  
  the yukos crisis has rekindled debate about president vladimir putin's ideology. in 2000, befuddled analysts, dusting off churchillian cliches, dismissed him as a mystery inside an enigma. after sept. 11, 2001, they pronounced him a thatcherite and, more recently, "moscow's caligula." these descriptions are inaccurate. putin's ideology has been clear and consistent. he is a kemalist.
  
  like mustafa kemal ataturk, founder of modern turkey, putin is a modernizer and, ultimately, favors integration with the west. ataturk's reforms included abolition of the caliphate, replacement of the fez with hats, use of the latin alphabet and introduction of civil codes based on swiss law. putin, vowing to put russia's gdp on a par with portugal's, has implemented a flat tax, legalized private ownership of most land, introduced new labor laws and promised to lift the "ring fence" that makes gazprom shares disproportionately expensive for foreigners. importantly, putin has shunned calls ...
  
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  (kaynak: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/…/2005/04/04/007.html )
  
  yani... bizim sahiplenmemiz ve 1923'ten beri kesintisiz uygulamamız gereken bir ideolojiyi sadece on yıl uygulayan komşumuz çöküşten ülkesini kurtarıyor, biz onun eski baş düşmanının kuklası olmaya devam ediyoruz, her gün daha çok etrafımız fırça bıyıklı, ninja giyimli, vakko eşarplı(!) tiplerle çevriliyor...