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To: combjelly who wrote (445875)	1/8/2009 6:25:12 AM
From: Taro	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574470

Sure, in that part of the world and anywhere close to the Russian borders, everything is about a lot more than just prices. Somebody here the other day pointed out, that Putin has ambitions to make it to 'Putin the Great', tsar or not. Now, you know what that takes according to Russian legacy, right? Check 'Peter the Great' and 'Catharine the Great' - and most recently popping up here and there - 'Stalin the Great'. What does it take to deserve the title 'The Great'? Expanding the Russian territory! Taro