Free Republic

"Believe me not, and yet I lie not; I confess nothing, nor I deny nothing." Shakespeare Ukrainians will find dark humor in the English or Russian edition of Pravda as it attempts to marginalize blossoming liberty in the ancestral Motherland. Comic relief, however, isn't why patriots in Ukraine or the Diaspora should regularly monitor the tabloid's contents or other Russian media outlets. Rather than promote democracy the former Communist mouth piece is furthering the authoritarianism of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The newspaper provides insight into the mindset of Moscow's political power brokers that may foretell of the challenges Ukraine faces....