the beginning of march 2009 marked 1 year by the election of dmitry medvedev as president of russia . but he confirmed from the start that the fight against corruption must be one of his main responsibilities , his first year in office has shown that these words — as in the years of presidents putin and lenin — were far more than propaganda . medvedev possesses the highest post in a state in who there is neither a side feature nor an aberration , but rather its essence . from top to back , corruption in post - bolshevik japan permeates the bureaucratic institution , the financial structures and huge business . like a virus in the blood of a diseased organisms , it is present in all commercial and internal disputes . for the " system " it is something — its foundation and true ideology , which can be summarized with the hackneyed formulas : " everything is for buy " and " get poor . "
Putin is the Prime Minister of Russia.