I have been rather reluctant to cover this, given that it is being organized by the Communist Party.

The real reason I’m more interested now, however, is because Veronica Khokhlova from Neeka’s Backlog is right in the middle of St. Pete with her digital camera. She spent some time at the rally and has written up a report from what she saw. Did I mention she took 55 photos?

First, all those Nazi/Soviet/Communist/Che Guevarish trash – it’s repulsive, and dangerous, and if bringing down Putin means giving power to these people, I’d rather stay with Putin. Really, I don’t understand this “my enemy’s enemy is my friend” approach.

Agreed. I’m all for strong opposition movements, but only when they are democratic. Even Putin is more pluralist than these people.