[lbo-talk] Putin: fact or fiction?

[Simon Huxtable]

In a short piece in the Guardian, theatre director
David Farr refers to "Putin giving himself indemnity
against prosecution for life," with parallels to
Berlusconi, Bush and ... Julius Caesar (which he is
directing).
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,,1569512,00.html>

I am not aware of any such initiative, save for
Putin's decision to grant Yeltsin immunity as an
ex-President, which would probably apply to Putin
after his exit from the scene in 2008.

Can the list's resident Russia experts confirm that
this is what Farr is referring to? If so, Farr's
understanding of the situation is worse than useless,
and a letter to the Guardian may be in order ...

Simon

Last night when we went for pizza I only had one piece and I kicked in ten pounds. That's why I hate going out with those guys. How many pieces did you have? Well, ask yourself who didn't put money in? Right. That's how it always is with them.

		
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