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We have already wrote about the imprisonment of Russian oligarch Mikhael Khodorkovsky here. Khodorkovsky who was once the wealthiest man in Russia, & was controlling YUKOS - a non state owned oil company. He was put in jail later for what many believe his political ambitions of trying to create opposition to Putin. Well, he is serving his long sentence in Siberian prison now. Vasiliy Aleksanyan who once was a vice-president of YUKOS is still going through his trial. Aleksanyan is almost blind, HIV-positive and recently had been diagnosed with cancer yet he is still being kept in a Russian prison. Khodorvosky even went on a hunger strike so his friend would get proper medical care. Meanwhile in court on February 1st, 2008 all requests by Aleksanyan’s lawyer to suspend the trial and move Aleksanyan to a hospital were denied by a judge so he will be kept in jail till the end of his trial/life, as you can see a number of supporters (with no Russian media in sight) had gathered to voice their outrage and support this man…

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It is somewhat popular to photoshop Russian president Vladimir Putin. Here are few pictures that we came across, submit more if you have them…
  

 
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Left to right, Vladimir Putin, Anatoliy Sobchak (Mayor of St. Petersburg), Boris Yeltsin. 
  

Svetlana Khorkina (left) is a very popular Russian gymnast who also happens to be a seven time Olympic medalist. She is rated as the most successful female gymnast of all time. On the right is Alina Kabaeva, she is Russia’s most successful rhythmic gymnast to date, and is also one of the most decorated gymnasts in the history of rhythmic gymnastics. Now both of them could be found working in Russian parlament (Duma).  I’ve already made a gallery on “tough” challenges of their work (here), and now i present you with yet another proof of just how hard it is to be a politician in Russia…
              
 

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What happens when you draw a line between Vladimir Putin and Leonid Bregnev??? Well, click below to find out… 
 

 
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Vladimir Girinovsky is known for his outrageous remarks, as well as pretty unstable temper. Well here he is at his best 1) video of him yelling at a cop… 2) video of him making comments about his elimination on the program “the weakest link”   3) throwing juice at a fellow politician…
 



        

Michael Zadornov is a Russian stand up comedian. In this video he talks about the non existent freedom of speech and strong censorship that he himself faces in Russia these days, pretty funny and sad at the same time…
 

 

On May 31st, 2005 Michael Khodorkovsky was found guilty of fraud and was sentenced to ten years in prison. Many believe that the whole trial was largely political, since in 2003 Khodorkovsky funded a government opposition party. Many people in Russia hate him, since he was an oligarch, many want him free because they believe he is innocent and was put in jail for his political ambitions…

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Vladimir Girinovskiy is a very outspoken Russian politician, and here he is…
  

 
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Well, it’s simple United States has the Congress, while Russia has Duma. Check out “harsh” realities of their work…

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Vladimir Putin was asked, who could be the Russia’s next president? Watch his response, (way before he named Dmitry Medvedev as his successor)…

Leonid Bregnev was the General Secretary of USSR from 1964 to 1982. Bregnev loved cars and hunting, that’s why especially for him a standard Volga-24 was modified so it could suit his off-road needs…

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