Thursday, January 1, 2015

Vladimir Putin: 2015 will be what we make it ourselves – BBC News

Vladimir Putin: 2015 will be what we make it ourselves – BBC News

“The coming year will be what we make it” – with these words addressed to the citizens of the Russian Federation in the New Year, President Vladimir Putin. The President congratulated them on the occasion and thanked him for the sense of responsibility for the fate of the country.

Vladimir Putin admitted that the coming year will have to solve a lot of problems. However, he expressed confidence that together the country will succeed.

In his New Year address, Putin called the reunification of the Crimea with Russia an important milestone in the history of the country. “Love for the Motherland – one of the most powerful, uplifting feelings; it is fully manifested in brotherly support of the inhabitants of the Crimea and Sevastopol, they were determined to return to his home. This event will always be an important milestone in the country’s history,” – said Putin.

In addition, the President said last Olympics: “We are not only prepared and conducted the best in the history of the Winter Olympics, and won it. This victory – merit of all citizens of our country: and the Olympians themselves, and those who supported them “.

Text New Year’s address of President of Russia Vladimir Putin published on the official website of the President Kremlin.Ru.

” Dear friends!

A few minutes later comes a new, 2015.

As always, we are anxiously waiting for the holiday, make a wish, give each other gifts, rejoice in the wonderful tradition to celebrate the New Year with your family, with your family for us people and friends. The atmosphere is good, the attention and generosity warms our hearts and opens them to the light of thoughts and noble deeds, brings hope.

Of course, now everyone thinks primarily about the welfare of his family’s wishes for health and happiness to their relatives. Of happiness and success of each person develops prosperity of our Russia.

Love to Motherland – one of the most powerful, uplifting feelings. It is fully manifested in the fraternal support of the inhabitants of the Crimea and Sevastopol, when they firmly decided to return to his home. This event will always be an important milestone in the country’s history.

Dear friends!

Now, when we sum up the year, I would like to sincerely thank you for the unity and solidarity of the deepest feelings of truth, honor, justice, responsibility for the fate of their country, for their continued willingness to defend Russia’s interests to be with her in the days of triumph, and at the time of testing, to enforce our most bold and ambitious plans.

A few years ago the Olympic Games in Sochi perceived as a dream. And it is not just true: not only do we have carried out the best in the history of the Winter Olympics, and won it. In this victory – merit of all citizens of our country: and the Olympians themselves, and those who supported them.

In the coming year, together we will solve a lot of problems, and the year will be, how do we do it, how effectively, creatively, efficiently will work each of us. Another recipe is not there. And we need to accomplish, to realize all planned – for your own sake, for the sake of our children, for the sake of Russia.

Friends! New Year – on the doorstep. It’s time to celebrate and say the warmest words of their loved ones. To thank them for their understanding and reliability, patience and care. The more kindness and love, the more confident and stronger we will be, and, therefore, necessarily will achieve success.

Happy Holiday! With the new 2015! “

For the first time in many years, Vladimir Putin succeeded his New Year greetings background – he appealed to citizens not against the background of Spasskaya tower. Behind the president of the center of Moscow at night – all Moscow Kremlin with surrounding bridges and embankments. Location New Year address the president remained a mystery until the 31st of December. Spasskaya Tower, next to which for many years in a row recorded New Year’s address to the President, now hidden from the eyes of scaffolding, it will be under renovation until spring next year .

15 years ago, on 31 December 1999, the citizens of Russia saw two appeals: the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin in the afternoon, said he was resigning, saying goodbye to the historic phrase: “Take care of Russia.” And immediately before midnight Russians heard greetings from the Acting President Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin congratulated Total Russians on New Year 11 times: in 1999-2007 and in 2012-2013 – after his return to the presidency.

In New Year’s Eve sociologists All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) conducted an opinion poll. People were asked to name 10 people who, in their opinion, in the first place can be attributed to the current Russian elite; those who now has the greatest services to Russia. Moreover, in embodiments of the respondents’ answers are not limited to, offering to call not only politicians, State Duma deputies and governors, but also representatives of creative professionals, athletes, journalists and leading television programs. Is to be expected on the first line of the rating proved Vladimir Putin. He tops the ranking of the Russian elite tenth year in a row, and this time – with a maximum result in the history of measurements. “This year, the proportion of Russians, who called his name, much higher than the previous year (66%) and reached a historic high (81%)”, – the report says VTsIOM.

Across the country, New Year’s Eve passed holiday concerts in many cities thundering salute. Hundreds of thousands of people – from the Far East to the Baltic Sea and from Murmansk to the Crimea – took to the streets. Do not scare them even severe frost, which on this night were in some regions, said “Russia 24″. In the capital, a holiday in the squares and avenues met a quarter of a million Muscovites. It all happened without any serious violations of public order. The ministry reported that in the New Year across the country has not been a single emergency.

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