Back in the USSR?
Filed under: Europe ~ Russia
The most recent addition to our "Articles" section (which you can access either by clicking the "Articles" tab under the title or, for the most recent items, by scanning the middle column of the blog) is a review of the Kremlin's recent efforts to crack down violently on peaceful public protests by opposition political parties led by former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov. The photo above shows the Kremlin's stormtroopers raiding a group of protesters in Nizhny Novgorod over the weekend, from Robert Amsterdam.