Archive for February 14th, 2008
Putin’s Final Dog and Pony Show
By Sean at 14 February, 2008, 4:55 pm
Four hours and forty minutes. Two hours and six minutes of which were broadcast live on Russian TV. One thousand three hundred and sixty-four journalists. Over 100 questions from fifty-two reporters. Those are some heady stats. When the vozhd’ speaks, the media listens.
Putin appeared loose in his final showcase. Reuters described his performance as “mixed [...]
