When Russian ministers, top managers, and oligarchs were boarding their first-class flights and private jets on their way back to Moscow from the glitzy annual Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on Monday, they probably expected to read articles about themselves in the morning Russian business papers that are always offered on board. Instead, they saw three front pages with identical graphics screaming “I am/we are Ivan Golunov” in huge letters. In an unprecedented and bold showing of solidarity, the three staid outlets stood up in support of a journalist employed by the independent, Latvia-based online newspaper Meduza. The young man …read more
Source: The American Interest
