What will Russia remember “the most Russian chancellor”
The outgoing Angela Merkel can rightfully be called “the most Russian chancellor”: she grew up in the GDR, speaks Russian and has several purely “Soviet” habits. How will Ms Merkel be remembered by the residents of Russia? We remember the brightest moments.
For the past 16 years, Angela Merkel has been Germany’s undisputed leader. She can be criticized for many things, but it cannot be denied that the German “iron lady” has always had a special relationship with Russia.
Merkel has repeatedly admitted that, as a native of East Germany, she was used to stocking up on food and other goods from childhood. In the GDR, the supply situation was better than in the USSR, but still people did not miss an opportunity to buy something in reserve, while there was an opportunity.
Ms Merkel also has a special relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. True, it was not without embarrassment. So, once in the Crimean residence of the president, Putin’s dog, the Labrador Koni, unexpectedly entered the room.
Then, unexpectedly, it was machine-read that the German Chancellor was terrified of dogs. The President of Russia assured the guest that the Labrador Retriever did not bite, but she still remained tense. Later, Putin assured that there was no idea about his colleague, but the Western press, of course, did not believe it.
We will remind, yesterday elections to the Bundestag were held in Germany, which ended in the failure of the Merkel party. After counting the votes in 100% of the constituencies, it was discouraged that the block of the German Chancellor CDU / CSU had lost and was coming second. In addition, for the first time in 16 years, six parties enter the Bundestag on the lists.