The calabash or bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria (synonym Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.), also known as opo squash or long melon, is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable, or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle, utensil, or pipe.
He was lucky on the economic front. Oil and gas make up 16 percent of Russiaâs GDP, 52 percent of its budget, and more than 70 percent of its exports, and oil climbed in the 2000s from $24 to $100 per barrel. Mr. Putin used the money to reduce poverty and modernize the military.
Russia has had huge election fraud for years. Everyone knows, they just go along. Russian Culture (Cult of Personality) Russia has a long cultural history with huge personalities taking control. War in Chechnya. Easier for Putin's second term elections due to trouble in the caucuses. Statistically easier for war presidents to get reelected. Dissident Repression. Putin puts anyone who disagrees with him away. He's been accused of killing journalists. Russian Constitution