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Disconcertingly for critics, the vast majority of the Russian population seems to like the game and to support Mr Putin, whose popularity rating is consistently above 70%. The lack of independent television is only one reason for this. The bigger point is that Mr Putin's rule has coincided with a spectacular rise in oil prices, leading to improved living standards for millions of Russians. As one United Russia delegate who pleaded with Mr Putin to stay in power put it this week: “Vladimir Vladimirovich, you are lucky! And while you are the president, luck follows Russia. For tens of millions of people you are a token, a symbol of Russia's successful development.” Yet luck, like oil money, tends to run out sooner or later.