Back in the USSR?
Looks like our Russian "friend" Comrade Putin is at it again. It appears that things are a lot worse in Russia ever since he was elected. More corporations are being state controlled and political freedoms have been taken away. I'm not suprised, considering he was a former officer of the KGB. Read the whole story here
MOSCOW - An outspoken economic adviser to Russian President
Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that he was resigning, saying he could no longer work in a government that had done away with political freedoms. The government later said Putin signed a decree dismissing him...
Illarionov made the move after harshly criticizing the Kremlin's course last week, when he said that political freedom in Russia has steadily declined and that government-controlled corporations have stifled competition and ignored public interests...
Critics say it is another step by Putin to tighten control of society after moves to put the state in charge of all national broadcasters, impose a Kremlin-loyal parliament and end the direct election of governors in Russia's sprawling regions in favor of officials effectively appointed from Moscow.
MOSCOW - An outspoken economic adviser to Russian President
Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that he was resigning, saying he could no longer work in a government that had done away with political freedoms. The government later said Putin signed a decree dismissing him...
Illarionov made the move after harshly criticizing the Kremlin's course last week, when he said that political freedom in Russia has steadily declined and that government-controlled corporations have stifled competition and ignored public interests...
Critics say it is another step by Putin to tighten control of society after moves to put the state in charge of all national broadcasters, impose a Kremlin-loyal parliament and end the direct election of governors in Russia's sprawling regions in favor of officials effectively appointed from Moscow.