Issue 4280. Last Updated: 11/23/2009

A Kremlin Feast During a Financial Plague

By Yevgeny Kiselyov
History is full of examples of how quickly the people's attitude toward their rulers can turn from love to hate the moment hard times hit, which is why Svetlana Medvedeva's spread in Kommersant's "Style" section is a little surprising. The leaders in the Kremlin are so removed from reality, they don't have the slightest idea of the political danger that they are in.

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