The first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy Sergei Kalashnikov, who suggested depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin on the five thousandth bill, explained his words. He clarified that he does not plan to submit such an initiative for discussion in the State Duma, RIA Novosti reports.
“I was asked what could be on the bill now, I suggested that I don’t see any other symbol than Putin,” he commented. Kalashnikov added that he only expressed the idea that certain symbols of a given era, a given time are placed on banknotes. When asked if he plans to bring this question up for discussion, the parliamentarian replied: “Naturally. You understand.”
The initiative in question was announced earlier on Tuesday, January 26th. This is how Kalashnikov reacted to the proposal of the US Treasury to change the design and put an image of the black activist Harriet Tubman on the $ 20 bill. Currently, the seventh US President Andrew Jackson is depicted on the $ 20 bill.
Then Kalashnikov said that the image on the banknotes is a certain symbol of state policy. “I don’t think it is possible to place some people in addition to depicting cities, it will be some symbols. Let’s put Lenin – one symbol. Someone else – another symbol. I think we need to introduce a law, place Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin’s five-thousandth notes on . I think it will be logical, “- said Kalashnikov.