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Originally Posted by Guest
Do some reading on Vladimir Putin's rise to power in Russia. Enemy number one for him was the media. Through murder, intimidation and legal action he was able to achieve his goals. In Russia the government owns business and Putin owns all the business. Many Russians are happy with this arrangement. Just like the "good old days" in the Soviet Union. Let's make Russia great again!
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"Putin's first target was the free press, after he was criticized over Kursk submarine disaster. Called press traitors, persecuted owners."
"Fifteen years after the dramatic sinking of the Kursk nuclear submarine with the loss 118 lives in August 2000, lawyer Boris Kuznetsov sees the tragedy as a turning point for modern Russia.
The Kursk disaster and its aftermath, Kuznetsov says, was President Vladimir Putin's "first lie."
"The lies began with the sinking of the Kursk," Kuznetsov says. "When the Kursk sank, the government began interfering with the legal and law-enforcement systems. The government began gathering all the mass media under its control. The entire process of undermining democracy in Russia, in many regards, began with this."
Kursk Anniversary: Submarine Disaster Was Putin's 'First Lie'