Thursday, March 29, 2007

Is this really news?

Infighting Fractures Russian Opposition - WaPo, March 28.

If I had time, I could do a romp through the thickets of the internet and come up with a dozen articles making the same point from recent years. Although I guess it is a rather important and alarming story. And it's always good to see Ryzhkov get more coverage, though, as he seems like a stand-up guy.

Police brutality in Russia - RFE/RL, March 29.

Again, definitely a worthy subject - especially since the story contains new survey data - but it's sadly not such a new phenomenon.

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