When Russian media reported at the end of July that legislators intended to introduce a set of amendments leading to a registry of companies allegedly connected to so-called “aggressor states,” our initial reaction was, “They can’t be serious.” But combine a few established concepts in the Russian political consciousness with a longstanding legislative trend, and suddenly the proposal makes a lot of sense.
People who have been watching for an extra-long time will remember when even organizations openly hostile to the Kremlin could operate comfortably until they crossed a line. The best example is The eXile, the infamous expat …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
