A.Looks like Putin is at it again, this time he is restricting the civil liberties written out in the Russian Constitution. He has chosen to do this in response to the waves of protesting he saw during this past year. Putin is afraid the opposition will pose a candidate who could pose a threat to his power. Putin basically controls both chambers of the the legislature and easily passed the legislation that increases the fine for protesting from 5,000 to 30,000 rubles. Opponents to the bill said it violated the right to assembly guaranteed in the Constitution.
B. I chose this article because I am interested in Russia and figured it was appropriate to finish my series of Putin blogs
It was well written
I enjoyed the article
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/putins-government-moves-to-quash-public-dissent/2012/06/06/gJQA6l0ZJV_story.html?hpid=z3
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