Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends a United Russia party interregional conference, Strategy of Social and Economic Development for Russia’s Northwestern Regions to 2020. The Programme for 2011-2012, in Cherepovets
“If a political party wants popular support, it must understand the people’s concerns, their needs, and make improving their quality of life its priority. It should focus on increasing people’s welfare – not in some abstract way, but specifically in one’s city, village, region or in Russia as a whole.”
Vladimir Putin At a United Russia party interregional conference, Strategy of Social and Economic Development for Russia’s Northwestern Regions to 2020. The Programme for 2011-2012