Russia. . . pretty much a fascist thugocracy.

[AztecWilliam]

Well, I guess it was inevitable, though 20 years ago it seemed as if Russia might actually get the message and modernize. But that was not meant to be. Little does it matter to Putin that he is more or less condemning his rotten ship of state to an eventual collision with the unforgiving shoals of reality.

Here's the latest evidence of the putrefaction in the Russian government. . .

www.newsweek.com/2010/12/27/khodorkovsky-conviction-shows-russian-system-still-rotten.html

AzWm

[The Great Aztec Joe]

Actually, I see it as a Russian Mafia Thugocracy.