Putin Is The Time’s Person of the Year 2007
Time has chosen Vladimir Putin as Person of the Year 2007.
If you wonder why, a quote from the article might help you:
“TIME’s Person of the Year is not and never has been an honor. It is not an endorsement. It is not a popularity contest. At its best, it is a clear-eyed recognition of the world as it is and of the most powerful individuals and forces shaping that world—for better or for worse.”
Seen in that light, Putin is rightfully the person of the year. When I look back at how Russia was when I first visited in 1994, it seems like a totally different country today. And the changes, for better or for worse, catapulted after Putin came to powers in 2000.
You can read the whole article here (Time Magazine).
