and sergei mironov the leader of the fair russia party who headed the upper house of the russian parliament ten years other participants of the election race one of russia's most well known politicians a gringo you ski. trail broker of and the governor dmitri measurements of the political debate is most listened to the round the december protests this week to action race favorite word dinner putin published his manifesto which is considered to be in part he's response to those who took to the streets last month. oh hello welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us here on the show first of all this article of let me put that we're discussing today it's called russia is concentrate he put in he's promising a brighter future for the middle class in fact it seems he is addressing mainly the middle class in this article but is it his reaction to the december protests which were which were mostly supported by the urban educated part of the society what would you say. i'm afraid i have to disagree with you because. putin says about middle class. he does not suggest anything to middl