I know putin can be pretty annoying but protests? I didnt think he was well known outside out little site.

Ha!

The Russian people may want a strong leader in the Putin mold, but they also want to actually be able to choose him. Putin overplayed his hand when he said that the idea to switch jobs with Medvedev had been decided long before the party conference. It makes the last four years (and the move to make presidential terms six years starting after this one) look to be just a cynical power play. Rigging the elections so blatantly only made things that much starker. Russia may not really want a Western-style liberal democracy, but they certainly don't want to be ruled by a small clique of Kremlin cronies and hordes of corrupt bureaucrats.

Just like in the Kim Jong-il thread, I wonder how long it will take our own Putin33 to come in here and spout his 100% predictable lines about how the Putin the politician is God's (or the dialectic or something) gift to Russia and any criticism of the man can only be the work of reactionary, fascist, antisemitic, bigots.

I live in Montreal, and in French Putin is called Vladimir Poutine, rather amusingly. So I saw a headline that said "Demonstrations Anti-Poutine en Moscou" I was rather confused.

For those who don't know poutine is also a French Canadian dish of French Fries, Cheese Curds and brown sauce/gravy. It's pretty gross unless you're really drunk in which case it's unreasonably delicious.

I suppose it's because in French, "Putin" would be pronounced like "putain", which means "whore" and they wanted to avoid that.

putin33 has thoughts on the subject. no one say anything until he arrives to show us the truth.

Why? Anything he spouts will be trash anyways.

Much like you, you mean?

This thread just has Christmas written all over it.

@Mafia, I don't know what you're talking about, Poutine done right is delicious sober or drunk.

Poutine is delicious. That's all I have to say on the matter.

Blue truck in front of Nathan Phillips (Queen & Bay near city hall) makes the best homestyle. You can get pretty fancy with poutine in TO though.

Anyone have any actual thoughts on the biggest political unrest in Russia since the Soviet Union fell?

Nah. Fries with gravy and cheese curds are way more important.

And also delicious, apparently.

But they make you feel like you just got mugged by a hobo - you're all greasy, and you've got no cash left...

@Rommel, no idea what you're talking about. $4 buys enough for two people.

Geofram are you president of the Poutine marketing board or something?

Just goes to show, talk bad about Putin, your arguement becomes a debate over poutine. Well played ladies/gentlemen.

I just wanted to jump in to say how much I truly love this forum.

Lmao Mafia. Indeed Geofram, explain yourself.

I just miss home, s'all.

I love you too, Sarg. But you needn't try to challenge the lulz I provide - it is an exercise in futility.

Besides, your opinion cannot be taking seriously, you being still angry over that whole, "YJ is Russia," thing. You know they say a measure of the greatness of a man is how quickly he forgives a conciliatory enemy...

I'm just saying.

In Kingston (Ontario) you can order something called a slider. It's poutine with a bunch of bacon strips in a wrap. So gross but so delicious.

Just going back to the OP, I think the interesting thing is that the largest opposition party is the Communist Party. So I suppose in theory if the demonstrators are right, and the election was rigged, the rigging of the election avoided a possible outcome where a coalition government was formed, in which the direct successor party of old Soviet-era Communist Party would actually have held much of the power. Being a commie I of course would find that very interesting. What do others think?

@Jamie...... I suppose someone has to answer that with - it just goes to show that the ordinary Russian people didn't find that evil empire quite so bad after all - but then I would say that wouldn't I, being a nasty socialist (sorry can't quite make it communist). I too find the prospect of elected communists in Russia intriguing.

http://superputin.ru/englishski/

Quebec is poutine capital of the world! All the commoners it this stuff ;-)')
Once my cook friend did a 50 ingredient one, outrageous!

Sounds almost as healthy as a deep fried Mars Bar!