After winning election as president in 2000, Vladimir Putin’s staff put together his plan for the Presidential Administration to take control of the county which subsequently has been carried out in almost every detail.
A copy was leaked to the media at the time, although it has subsequently been made to disappear from the Internet. Karen Dawisha, author of “Putin’s Kleptocracy; Who Owns Russia?” , obtained a copy from a private source, reproduced it in her book, and now has it posted it on her site.
It reads as follows:
1) The formation of a controlled mass public platform for all politicians and public-political organizations of the Russian Federation, supporting the President of the R. F.
2) The continuing removal from the Russian political arena of the State Duma of the R. F. as a “political platform” for the forces in opposition to the President of the R. F., and affixing with it an exclusively lawmaking activity.
3) The establishment of an informational-political barrier between the President of the R. F. and the entire spectrum of oppositional forces in the Russian Federation.
4) Introducing active agitation and propaganda throughout the entire territory of the Russian Federation in support of the President of the R. F., the Government of the R. F., and their policies.
5) Introducing constant information-analytical and political work in all means of mass media.
6) Introducing direct political counter-propaganda aimed at discrediting the opposition to the President, R. F.’s political leaders, and political public organizations.
7) Holding public gatherings (pickets, rallies, conferences, marches, and etc.) in support of the President of the R. F.
8) The organization and management of active political activity in all the regions of the Russian Federation in order to prevent attempts of governors, heads of krais, republics, and oblasts to conduct any activities aimed at dismembering Russia or weakening the powers of the center.
9) The creation and maintenance of our own sources of mass media.
