Archive for June 11th, 2007
Other Russia Marches (Yawn) Again.
By Sean at 11 June, 2007, 11:06 pm
I see that Kasparov held another rally in Moscow. Nothing extraordinary seemed to have happened. Kasparov addressed the crowd with his usual “we need a different Russia” message. The crowd of 2000 chanted their usual slogans–”Russia without Putin!” Yawn.
It also seems that the Russian police have learned something. According to [...]
They Name Names
By Sean at 11 June, 2007, 7:59 pm
It appears that another Soviet practice is gaining revival in Russia. According to the Baltimore Sun, people who haven’t paid their utility bills, have amassed debts, spread garbage and pollution, and other violators of community norms are getting their names publicly displayed on billboards outside government buildings. The board outside the Mamonovo city [...]
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