You can’t admire modern Russian politics given the constant manipulations going on behind the scenes, as well as more overt acts like bumping off journalists who get too close to the truth, but it’s in a better place than most times in its history. Putin is no close friend of liberty, but he’s not sadistic or motivated by an insane, anti-human ideology.
“You can’t admire modern Russian politics given the constant manipulations going on behind the scenes, as well as more overt acts like bumping off journalists who get too close to the truth”
That must be awful. Andrew Breitbart, Julian Assange and Seth Rich are unavailable for comment.