Putin urges unity to boost development

Vladimir Putin called for national unity to overcome the political discontent that erupted before elections earlier this year and to help propel Russia into the world’s top five economies during his last speech, as Russia's prime minister, to the parliament.

ESO: Background information: Russian presidential election, 2012 http://www.europeansources.info/record/russian-presidential-election-2012/

The Moscow Times, 11.4.12: Putin Talks Siberia and Cows at Last Duma Review http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/putin-talks-siberia-and-cows-at-last-duma-review/456586.html

BBC News, 11.4.12: Russian opposition MPs snub Putin with walkout http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17674878

The Independent, 12.4.12: Former loyalists shun Putin's appeal for Russia to unite behind him http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/former-loyalists-shun-putins-appeal-for-russia-to-unite-behind-him-7637463.html

Russia Today, 11.4.12: Putin supports two-term-total limit for President http://rt.com/politics/putin-duma-report-government-759/

The Telegraph, 11.4.12: Vladimir Putin declares post-Soviet period over, but fails to address protests http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9197897/Vladimir-Putin-declares-post-Soviet-period-over-but-fails-to-address-protests.html

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