I keep thinking back to something I heard on Russian state TV three years ago. At the time Russians were being urged to support changes to the constitution that would enable Vladimir Putin to stay in power for another 16 years. To persuade the public, the news anchor portrayed President Putin as a sea captain steering the good ship Russia through stormy waters of global unrest. "Russia is an oasis of stability, a safe harbour," he continued. "If it wasn't for Putin what would have become of us?" บาคาร่าdg