On February 4th, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian
president, addressed the Duma, (Russian Parliament), and gave a speech about
the tensions with minorities in Russia:
"In Russia live Russians. Any minority, from anywhere,
if it wants to live in Russia, to work and eat in Russia, should speak Russian,
and should respect the
Russian laws. If they prefer Sharia Law, then we advise them to go to
those places where that's the state law. Russia does not need
minorities. Minorities need Russia, and we will not grant them special
privileges, or try to change our laws to fit their desires, no matter how loud
they yell 'discrimination'. We better learn from the suicides of America,
England, Holland and France, if we are to survive as a nation. The
Russian customs and traditions are not compatible with the lack of culture or
the primitive ways of most minorities. When this honorable legislative
body thinks of creating new laws, it should have in mind the national interest
first, observing that the minorities are not Russians.
The politicians in the Duma gave Putin a five minute
standing ovation.
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