As Nostradamus predicted in whatever year he was predicting things, the newest Russia thread is going to spin around and around into a textual Merry Go Round powered by Chris' anger and Givel's salvos of 'things are bad and getting worse' articles and reports from Western sources.
There's a certain level of sport in watching this but for more nutritious fare I recommend we all steer our browsers to Peter Lavelle's "Untimely Thoughts" for a comprehensive view which includes both criticism and praise of Putin's Russia.
<http://www.untimely-thoughts.com/>
As it happens (and as Chris has probably already mentioned) a debate on the very topic of press freedom in Russia is posted there right now.
Goest thou.
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