Eighty-three percent Russians approve of Vladimir Putin as president, a number that has soared from 54% last year since his annexation of Crimea and intervention in Ukraine as well as the Sochi Olympics. Westerners may wonder why Russians so happily approve of a man who is becoming an international pariah. And that might get them wondering what else Russians think and what Russians are like anyway.
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Young people splash water at each other while standing in the pool of famous \"Druzhba narodov\" (\"Friendship of nations\") fountain at the VDNKh, a public park and exhibition space, in Moscow, on July 30, 2014.
