Putin pursues an iron fist policy： punish corruption like treason.
On April 15th, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the 9th Congress of the United Russia Party held in Moscow. He agreed to be the chairman of the party and will be the prime minister of the Russian government. Xinhua news agency
Putin, who is about to step out of the Kremlin, has taken a once-fallen big country to the road of rising. People will always remember Putin’s promise: Give me 20 years and send you a miracle Russia. Putin, a reserved, quiet and courageous president, was more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in 2002 because of a song "Marry someone like Putin". Just as he was at the top of power eight years ago, it left more feelings and praise for the world, and President Putin’s language art and iron bowl policy of punishing corruption and promoting honesty were more affirmed by people.
"You can make money, but you can’t participate in politics." -"Some people earned billions of dollars in just five or six years, which would never happen in any western European country. We want to use tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan to eliminate disasters and make more money with these small money … We don’t want to hold on to a specific person. Our goal is only one: to restore order in Russia, let the people live legally and fight against corrupt elements. "
In the eyes of ordinary Russian people, oligarchy is synonymous with corruption. Putin showed his attitude after he became president: he wanted to draw a clear line with oligarchs. The subsequent "Yukos incident" was another unprecedented political storm in Russian politics. The protagonist Khodorkovsky was arrested and imprisoned, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s action of outwitting oligarchs became a hot topic for the world. From the initial tough stance of swearing against Putin to silence, Khodorkovsky’s attitude in prison changed, ending the turbulent pattern of Russian political situation and the era of oligarchic intervention in politics in the past decade.
At the beginning of Putin’s administration, he set "rules of the game" for financial oligarchs to operate according to law and not to participate in politics, and the judgment on Khodorkovsky was a milestone.
Putin firmly stated that the government’s action to punish financial oligarchs "will never look back in the future!" What Putin has done is nothing more than preventing the economic elite with great strength from entering the political field and directly mastering political power. In any civilized society, there is always a tension between political elites and economic elites, and the key is to keep the balance between them. Putin, who is familiar with political laws, is not aiming to destroy Russian capitalism, but only to make Russian capitalists abide by their duties. Putin’s severe punishment of financial oligarchs during his eight years as president has won the support of the Russian people. Western media even lamented that the Russian people’s widespread support for Putin seemed like a cult of personality for the leaders of the former Soviet Union, but this time it was spontaneously formed.
"Either do business to make money or live on wages." -"Money must be separated from power. This is a requirement for every official, staff of state organs or law enforcers. If you want to make money, go into business; If you want to serve the country, you will live on wages. "
On April 10, 2004, Putin signed an order that 10% of Russia’s 350,000 federal-level officials began to raise their salaries on March 9, 2004. The salaries of ministerial-level officials increased nearly four times, the salaries of deputy ministers and directors increased four to eleven times, and the salaries of low-level officials increased by less than three times.
High salary and honesty is the main starting point for Putin to raise salaries for officials substantially. In the near future, every federal agency and federal government in Russia will compile a roster of positions vulnerable to bribery. Officials who hold these important positions will receive higher salaries and enjoy more preferential treatment, but they must accept the state’s supervision over their lifestyles and contacts, which is a provision in the anti-corruption plan adopted by the government Committee.