RUSSIA

Medvedev’s Moscow Spring

Putin's successor as president seemed like a smooth-talking yes man. That's changing now.

By Owen Matthews and Anna Nemtsova | NEWSWEEK
Published Apr 25, 2009
From the magazine issue dated May 4, 2009

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  • Posted By: Johnsm @ 06/23/2009 2:51:36 PM

    Bodyguard of Medvedev arrested in Amsterdam, the Netherlands



    A 19 year old trainee from a hotel in Amsterdam has been groped by a bodyguard of Russian president Medvedev.
    This news was brought out today by "de Telegraaf". The guard was a part of Medvedevs official company.



    The Russian president arrived in the Netherlands Friday, to open the exhibit "Hermitage" together with queen Beatrix. The report of the event arrived with the police Saturday morning. The police proceded to detain the suspect.



    Later on, because of the nationality of the suspect and it being highly unlikely that the man would actually show up later, a settlement was reached with the suspect. The total fine was 1000 Euro + 200 for the victim = 1200 Euro.

  • Posted By: Trooper101st @ 05/02/2009 10:42:24 AM

    The Russians will continue to act like the Soviets. Putin really snookered Dubya, wat a joke! Putin is "Stalin Light"....a dictator who will rule, rob, and be our enemy until the end. F-ck him.

  • Posted By: Johnsm @ 05/01/2009 12:20:53 PM

    All this Republics have their own presidents, own national flag, own parliaments, hymn and all other things that an independent state needs. These republics are not Russian linguistically, they have their own culture, traditions and religion.

    Full independence for Russian colonies:

    The Adygea Republic
    The Tatarstan Republic
    The Chechnya Republic
    The Dagestan Republic
    The North Ossetia
    The Bashkortostan Republic
    The Karelia Republic
    The Altai Republic
    The Kabardino-Balkaria
    The Buryatia Republic
    The Chuvash Rebublic
    The Ingushetia Republic
    The Kalmykia Republic
    The Karachayevo-Circassian Republic
    The Khakasia Republic
    The Komi Republic
    The Mari Republic
    The Mordovian Republic
    The Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
    The Tyva Republic
    The Udmurtia Republic


    THEY DREAM ABOUT IT EVERY DAY.

    It is only Putin's bloody regime, that does not tolerate freedom
    of speech, makes them afraid to speak about this.
    These republics are in fact independent, they are not
    Russians and never want to be. Chechnya for example has
    already issued a declaration of independence, that is one
    step away recognition. How cynical can you be to demand
    independence for regions in Georgia and not to allow this
    for republics in Russia.

  • Posted By: Vigilance @ 04/29/2009 5:31:51 PM

    A new era of glasnost and perestroika would be great.

  • Posted By: Dredd @ 04/29/2009 10:19:26 AM

    The sexy thang ... he'll pull down his if we will pull down ours:

    http://blogdredd.blogspot.com/2009/04/americas-berlin-wall-come-on-down.html

  • Posted By: YOUSOCRAZY @ 04/27/2009 1:45:15 PM

    Emerges from Putins' shadow?????????? Sounds like the russian equivilant of a ground hog!

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