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2006-10-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian journalist critical of Kremlin found murdered

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Posted by Steve White 2006-10-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 As Russia slowly backslides into another era of Soviet-style grandeur.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-08 05:32|| 2006-10-08 05:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Anna Politkovskaya is probably the most brave person you've never heard of. She went to places and interviewed people that you would never go on a bet. She was poisoned by her own government.
Her book, Putin's Russia, is one of the best current events books I've read in the last five years. And that's pretty much all I read.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2006-10-08 10:14|| 2006-10-08 10:14|| Front Page Top

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