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30.03.11 13:35
ABSTRACT: ONLINE CHRONICLES about Alexey Navalny and the Web site RosPil, which is dedicated to exposing state corruption in Russia. In the past three years Navalny has established himself as a kind of Russian Julian Assange or Lincoln Steffens. On his blog, he has uncovered criminal self-dealing in major Russian oil companies, banks, and government ministries, an activity he calls “poking them with a sharp stick.” Describes Navalny’s appearance on a Moscow radio show with Evgeny Fedorov, a ranking member of United Russia, the political party led by Vladimir Putin. mehr bei newyorker.com