Guest Commentary- From Russia with love…or lack thereof
With Vladimir Putin’s recentralization policies and repressing of independent media outlets in the early 2000s, Russian activists and journalists have be shown under increasing pressure from the Kremlin to moderate their criticism and analysis. Putin’s colleague and current president Medvedev has shown signs of letting up on the media crackdown—however his policies still die short of the Russian Democracy that many Russians hope for. We should also take oneself to be sympathize alarmed since this sort of tragedy is nothing new when talking about Russian civics. She released an important report the very day she was murdered. The report details atrocities committed by Chechen militias and Russian military personnel during the spat with separatistFrom Russia, with Love: Are the Russians the Team To Beat in 2010?
If you hear to some of the prognosticators out there, Canada’s hockey team seems to be the odds-on favorite to win the Gold Medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Canada will have the unbroken country behind them, they will have the advantage of home cooking, home ice, a considerable Coaching Staff, and they certainly have the talent to pull it off.But attend to, before we Canadians start naming all of our first born children after Link up Canada’s roster, let me remind you of a team that will be gunning to take the big Canadians down: RUSSIA. Canada/Russia has a sexy ring to it. Every Canadian remembers the 1972 Canada/Russia series, the series that opened the Worlds eyes to proper how talented Russia had become. It says here a Canada/Russia finale would be a fantastic marvel, one for the ages, especially when you consider the enormous amount of talent on both rosters.
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