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Graphic Truth: Staying Put(in)

Graphic Truth: Staying Put(in)
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Here's a visual reminder of just how long Russia's strongman has dominated his country.

An earlier version of this graphic mistakenly showed Japanese politician Seiko Noda instead of former Prime Minister Katsuhiko Noda. Signal regrets the error.

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