May 7, 2012 By Citizen M

Oiling the Power Vertical

Vladimir Putin has, according to Reuters, stormed back into action as President with a plethora of decrees urging the swift shake up of Russia’s economy.  Perhaps he too has been reading the articles of late which have highlighted how precariously dependent his reign is on oil, unless he chooses to follow Kudrin’s line and seeks economic stability elsewhere.  From Bloomberg: