Vladimir Putin
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Vladimir Putin
 RUSSIA today is not the same country it was only six years ago, when Vladimir Putin became president. Op-Ed Contributor Andrei Illarionov was an economic adviser to President Vladimir Putin of Russia until resigning in protest in December. In today's scenario Russia is not the same country it was only six years ago, when Vladimir Putin became president. Op-Ed Contributor Andrei Illarionov was an economic adviser to President Vladimir Putin of Russia until resigning in protest.