Putin paints a blueprint for Russia and promises a bright future for the people.
On February 8, several journalists watched the live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech at the meeting of the State Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at the meeting of the State Council, summing up his achievements in eight years in power. Russia will hold a new presidential election on March 2. Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan photo
On February 8, Putin delivered a 49-minute speech at the enlarged meeting of the Russian State Council, reviewing the achievements he has made since he came to power in 2000 and describing Russia’s development strategy before 2020. You carefully counted the digital information contained in Putin’s speech: in the 49-minute speech, Putin said 392 sentences, totaling 5210 words. In the whole speech interrupted by 19 applause, Putin mentioned "Russia" 69 times, the word "we should" 52 times, the word "publication" 50 times, the word "economy" 45 times and the word "future" 22 times.
There are less than 20 days left before the Russian presidential election on March 2, and less than three months left before the inauguration ceremony of the new Russian president in early May-the term of Russian President Vladimir Putin is entering the countdown stage. Putin chose this opportunity to make a speech. Some people say that this is Putin’s "political will" before leaving office, and it is Putin’s "homework" for his successor Medvedev. It is also claimed that this is the "campaign platform" for Putin’s return to the Kremlin in 2012, and it clearly and comprehensively explained to the Russian people what is the "Putin Plan" for the first time. More people believe that this is Putin’s "blueprint for the future" and "beautiful vision" outlined for the people as Russia’s "national leader".
Double GDP and become an economic power.
Putin made it clear that Russia is expected to double its GDP by the end of 2009. He said: "After the economic collapse in the 1990s, we have recovered our vitality. From 2000 to 2007, the gross domestic product increased by 72%. As long as the average annual growth rate of 7.8% is maintained, this goal can be achieved before the end of next year. " Putin put forward a "more ambitious goal" for the Russian government and people, that is, to achieve "essential changes in national life, the country and the economic and social fields."
Putin stressed that Russia has all the necessary prerequisites to achieve the above goals-"hardworking and well-educated citizens have the confidence to strive for the first place at all times. In the national character of Russians, striving for the first place has become a habit, and freedom and independence are natural", "rich natural resources and strong scientific and technological potential" and "there is no major reason to prevent us from achieving the set goals". Putin said that only with the solidarity and joint efforts of the whole society can the country’s development strategy before 2020 be realized. He said that in order for Russia to enter the ranks of world economic powers, it is necessary to create equal opportunities for all people in economic life, establish innovative development mechanisms, and promote economic development by improving labor productivity.
Improve the status of the army and increase its income.
When talking about security and national defense, Putin said that Russia needs to formulate a new security strategy according to threats, and the development strategy of the Russian armed forces before 2020 will be devoted to building an "innovative army." He said that in order to strengthen national defense, the Russian armed forces need to formulate a development strategy before 2020 from the threats and challenges existing in today’s world. He said that the new round of arms race and increasing military and political threats in the world forced Russia to take corresponding measures to safeguard national security. The wide application of high technology forces Russia to rethink the development strategy of the army, and scientific research achievements in the fields of biology, nanotechnology and information technology will bring revolutionary development to the army building. Putin pointed out that Russia will put into production a batch of new weapons and equipment in the next few years, and the use and maintenance of a new generation of weapons can only be completed by an army that meets the requirements of modernization. Therefore, Russia needs an "innovative army." To this end, Russia needs to greatly improve the status of the military, further increase the income of military personnel and improve their social security.
Increase the life expectancy and expand the middle class.
When talking about the population problem, Putin said mercilessly: "Today, half of the male citizens in our country will not live to 60 years old, which is simply a shame!" He proposed to increase the average life expectancy of Russian citizens to 75 years by 2020. When talking about the income level of residents, Putin said: "In 2020, the overall proportion of the middle class among our residents should be no less than 60% to 70%."
Regarding Putin’s speech, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Ivanov believed that it was a summary of all the development programs of the country, and it clearly revealed the current situation of the country. Rossel, the governor of Sverdlovsk region, Russia, thinks that the president’s speech is "actually a State of the Union address and a message to the people", "Putin has accomplished many things in eight years, which is incredible, and the Russians recognize and support his reform", "I fully support his regional policy, which should become more flexible and all major powers should be transferred to local governments".
Tuleyev, governor of Kemerovo, said that Putin’s speech attributed everything to human factors and mentioned the well-being and interests of citizens, which he thought was "completely correct". Zyazikov, President of Ingushetia, stressed that Putin pointed out the strategic areas of national development in the next few decades. "Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, we have never had such a powerful, global and systematic national development plan", and Russia has formulated an "ambitious, concrete and realistic plan". He believes that Russia has promulgated the Development Strategy before 2020, which shows that the country has achieved political and economic stability and won the trust of investors. (China Youth Daily, Moscow, February 12th, by reporter Guan Jianbin)
Editor: Li Xiuwei