Post-Speech, Russians Skeptical That Putin Will Improve 'Quality Of Life'

From “correcting” Russia’s constitution and expanding parliament’s powers to increasing child-welfare payments and modernizing primary health care, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual speech to parliament on January 15 came with a lot of proposals for change. To get a sense of how his statements are playing with ordinary Russians, Current Time spoke with voters in the cities of Kazan and St. Petersburg.