Ping to articles that detail the mounting evidence of Putin’s return to the evil ways of the past. The second article details the character assasination and totally inhumane treatment of Larisa Arap, a victim of “punitive psychiatry” for daring to speak out against the Kremlin.
As for Putin: once KGB, always KGB. Daily there is mounting evidence against Putin’s claims of Russia being a free, and democratic nation. With the propoganda, rhetoric, indoctrination of youth, intimidation by character assasination, torturing, poisoning and killing political and business rivals, it would seem that indeed Russia has returned to being the USSR of old! What a sad turn of events for Russia’s people who for a short time had a chance for freedom...
Putin can say whatever he wants, but those with eyes and ears plainly see that he has brought Russia back to the days of dictatorships... I wonder if he really will step down next year, or come up with a reason to stay in power?
Thanks to NW_Arizona_Granny for the ping, and a big thank you to properitus for finding and posting these articles.
There are also several links to the Larisa Arap attack at this link, including a link to translations:
http://russophobe.blogspot.com/2007/08/arap-saga-continues-now-she-has-proof.html