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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | rigid vertical of power | жёсткая вертикаль власти (Yanick) |
| russ.lang. | vertical of power | вертикаль власти (Putin has created what he calls a "vertical of power," something unlike any we see in other great nations. The entire structure of Russian political power rests on one man. // CNN bookworm) |