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Originally Posted by Dmitry Markov
Steel_Tomb what do you mean by "true freedom"? I've never met any restrictions from our authorities to do whatever I want (and so never met any restrictions all of my friends and people I know). Of course I'm not a political extremist or a football hooligan. I do not have any intent to go out in the street to burn somebody's property. Look maybe you don't have an adequate info about life in Russia as your press (except Guardian) is tend to make a monster out of my country. Of course life level of most part of our people is lower than in UK. But everybody is free to go whatever he/she wants, do any business he/she likes and to speak anything he/she likes. I repeat - as for myself I always speak what I mean and I've never been in any way pursued by authorities. Of course I try not to offend anyone (not because of fear of authorities but because my upbringing and educational level does not allow me to). I suppose if I would go into street and burn somebody's property, or if I would call my friends and we would walk along the street crying something like "We want Yushenko to be president of Russia" (blocking traffic and causing other troubles to normal people) - then I believe I would have some troubles with law. If that is the "true freedom" we lack in your oppinion.... :hmm: I don't think i loose too much 
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Hey Dmitry,
I can't say anything about life in Russia, but it does seem to me any journalist or ex government official (basically anybody who the media will pay attention to if they talk) will get themselves myseriously whacked if they say anything bad enough about Putin & Co.
PD