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March 3rd, 2012
thesmithian

Media suppression, corruption and the murder of political rivals have  marked the regime of Vladimir Putin, who is running for his third term  as president in Russia’s election next week. Despite mass  demonstrations, he’s expected to win. How Putin rose to power is spelled out in Russian journalist Masha Gessen’s new book…

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Media suppression, corruption and the murder of political rivals have marked the regime of Vladimir Putin, who is running for his third term as president in Russia’s election next week. Despite mass demonstrations, he’s expected to win. How Putin rose to power is spelled out in Russian journalist Masha Gessen’s new book…

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