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[05:00 - 05:34] Defining a Politician: Influence vs. Opposition

Well, a deputy is a politician. You mean. A deputy is a politician. You see, it's a tricky thing. What do we call politicians? And right now, in Russia, it's a very fashionable discussion that says, guys, a politician is someone who has influence, who has levers of influence. Therefore, the opposition that is sitting abroad, the Russian opposition that was forced to emigrate, right? They cannot be politicians, they remain the opposition. Because they are in opposition. A politician is someone who influences something.