Since the Revolution and civil war of 1919-21 times police (or Militia as it's called here) authorities in Russia are considered not as a protection, but more like intimidation force. In late 30s so called NKVD (Peoples Committee for Internal Affairs) killed about 1.5 million people accused in sabotage. Great number of people were sent to Siberia ( Read more... )

Russians are sometimes too proud of their national features, but in fact we take worst examples from other countries. Take serial killers for insance.

A Russian shop assistant has been found guilty of 48 murders, which he once said he recorded on a chessboard.
A Moscow jury convicted Alexander Pichushkin, known to the Russian media as the "Bittsa ( Read more... )