Putin pushes women into politics ＂Blonde＂ surges Russian politics.
Khorkina (top), a famous gymnast, has become a member of the United Russia Party, and the Blonde Party has to look to Sharapova, a famous Russian tennis star (bottom).
From Yeltsin, who gave a speech in a tank car, to Putin, who drove a fighter plane to inspect the front line, for many years, the Russian people never seemed to hide their desire for strong leaders. However, in Russia, where female politicians are barren as a desert, there are now a few "blondes" coming to the front desk from all directions.
The "Blonde Party" is threatening.
A few days ago, Russia formally established a "Blonde Party" and recruited at least 5,000 members in three weeks. The party plans to participate in the Russian presidential election in 2012, and strives to let a blonde sit on the presidential throne of the Kremlin. A spokeswoman for the Blonde Party said that even if the elected presidential candidate is not blonde, she will dye her hair blonde when she runs for the presidency.
According to British media reports, the idea of forming "Blonde Party" originated from an Internet community forum called "Blonde Lovers Club", which often discusses many social problems faced by Russian women in a joking way. The general secretary of the Blonde Party is 39-year-old Russian economist Marina Voroshinova. When talking about the original intention of establishing the Party, she said that because there are no other political parties in China representing women’s rights, "we decided to think and deal with the problems faced by Russian women in a more serious way."
It is reported that the "Blonde Party" is "premeditated" to snare some famous Russian blondes, with a strong momentum. Valentina Matviyenko, the female mayor of St. Petersburg, Sharapova, a famous Russian tennis star, and Ksenia Sobchak, the daughter of Putin’s mentor and Russian socialite, have all received invitations from the party. Voroshinova claims that beauty can attract more men to vote for it. The Blonde Party even wants to win over Svetlana Medvedev, Russia’s new "first lady" with blonde hair, and create a Russian version of Hillary Clinton.
Putin pushes women into politics
In fact, under the impetus of Putin, the Russian cabinet has been changing the once disparity between men and women. When Putin took office, Nabiulina, Vice Minister of Economic Development and Trade, was righted, and Golikova, a senior female official, was in charge of the Ministry of Health and Social Development.
Before the Russian Duma election at the end of last year, Putin also complained about the lack of women in the United Russia Party. The result of re-election immediately satisfied his wish: several young and beautiful former athletes, including the famous gymnast Khorkina, joined the United Russia Party and were elected as members of the Duma. Svetlana Jurova, the champion of women’s 500-meter speed skating in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, was even elected as the vice chairman of the State Duma.
Relying on its own popularity and influence, the "beautiful new force" of the Russian parliament has proved that the "gender gate" in politics is slowly loosening. What attracts people’s attention is that several of them even subverted Russia’s conservative aesthetic tradition, and all of them made stunning appearances on the cover of men’s magazines and staged "naked passion".
A strong woman in politics is in charge.
In addition to female party leaders, ministers and parliamentarians, there are also many women in Russia’s "frontier officials". Matviyenko, the mayor of St. Petersburg, is a strong woman in politics.
As the only female mayor in Russia, the number of media reports on matviyenko is second only to Moscow Mayor Luzhkov. Matviyenko, 57, often talks about: "People used to say that there are not enough women who are qualified to take on heavy responsibilities in government departments. In fact, we always exist."
Matviyenko is a staunch supporter of Putin. After she became mayor, she made drastic reforms without Putin’s support. In 2005, the Russian newspaper Independent broke the news that Putin had planned to be replaced by the female mayor of the holy city because of his dissatisfaction with Fradkov, then prime minister.
In 2007, Russia’s "Which woman do you want to see become the Russian president?" In the survey, matviyenko also won one-sided support. However, she never imagined becoming the president of Russia herself. Matviyenko said: "I think the mayor is the culmination of my political life, and my political ambitions have all been realized."
Indeed, in the past hundred years, there has never been a female leader in Russia. But according to the current "blonde" menacing, maybe in the future, Russian politics will really put on a different kind of scenery.