I asked Elena to comment on this thread. She is a very well informed educated Russian graduate of Moscow and is very well-balanced in her perceptions and views.
She wrote this:
If you want my comment on our government resignation - it is
very positive sign.
Medvedev as a Prime minister was just a shadow, a nobody.
The one they recommend now maybe not perfect, opinions are very good on
him. But anybody will be better than M.
We were very unhappy with that government anyway..
A lot of rubbish in western press, painting Putin as a
monster again.
You know, I am not his
best fan, but all changes he offered now is
very positive for us, it is why our "friends" BBC & CNN attacking.
I just hope new government will be consisting on mostly
different ministers, and parliament, with constitutional changes supposed to
have more influence.
I looked at nasty comments yesterday in dailymail.co.uk - they just nasty.
They mostly either paid, or idiots still make no difference between USSR and modern Russian
Federation.