http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16052329 User fire_81 made some great points in his comment on my last Russia post. I understand that it would only be natural to be jaded the way things are there now, but I stay optimistic, knowing that you can only push people so far before they will turn against you, and if enough people become angry, then things can change. There are certainly difficulties with this as fire_81 pointed out, but people will only take so much.