Well, taking into consideration that Shenderovich is one of the commentators on the site, I'd say a good number of Russians read it. BTW, the internet is available virtually everywhere in Russia - just as in Poland, etc. Most have access to it at work. If they don't have home computers, they make use of internet cafes.
I've said this before - if you don't think the press in Russia is free, go to any metro station, find the newspaper kiosk and take a gander of the full range of publications ranging from far left to far right and everything in between.
"if you don't think the press in Russia is free, go to any metro station, find the newspaper kiosk and take a gander of the full range of publications ranging from far left to far right and everything in between."
What about "Temnyky" - otherwise known as Putins instructions to the press on what spin to put on stories- which you and jb6 mimic in your posts?
That very thing about Putin amd "Baikalinansgroup" is well-known. The quoted above Shenderovich repeated it in the interview he gave to "Ekho Moskvy". I think mentioning "Baikalfinansgroup" as a proxy is shameless. Unfortunately our bureaucrats are increasing shameless - they frequently publish such revelations in press. They just ceased to see such things as something bad.