11.   Speakers criticized government policy toward labor, but praised the leadership of President Vladimir Putin.

12.   Turkey was called one of the worst places for journalists in the Middle East, while the Qatari leadership was praised for abolishing censorship and courting the media.

13.   When US President Bill Clinton praised his leadership, his face turned the colour of grapefruit pulp.

14.   Huge banners praising his leadership fluttered in the hot wind opposite the building.

15.   Some farmers in Oryol still voice admiration for the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, praising his leadership in World War II.