* Putin won landslide re-election in March
* Is due to be inaugurated for a fourth term on Monday
* Opponents liken him to an autocratic Tsar
* Supporters laud him as father of the nation
Critics of Vladimir Putin took to the streets of Russia on Saturday ahead of his inauguration for a fourth presidential term to register their opposition to what they say is his autocratic Tsar-like rule.
Putin won a landslide re-election victory in March, extending his grip over the world’s largest country for another six years until 2024, making him the longest-lasting leader since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin who ruled for …read more
Source: Gulf times
