Half of Russians See Putin Cult as Rating Nears High
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Half of Russians see signs of a personality cult forming around President Vladimir Putin, whose approval rating is close to a record high, a survey showed.
Nineteen percent said there were clear manifestations of a personality cult around Putin and 31 percent saw growing indications of one, according to the Sept. 26-29 survey by the Moscow-based Levada Center. A previous poll in Oct. 2011 found that 25 percent considered that a personality cult had formed and 30 percent believed one was coming.