Putin is a clever calculator, but he may be too smart for his own good

Storm Clouds Ahead As Putin Takes On 

McCartney, Madonna And The LGBT Community

Paul Roderick Gregory

The harsh sentence to two years in a labor colony shook the world diplomatic and artistic communities, but prison terms are an integral part of Putin’s strategy of  attacking “low hanging fruit” to show  that dissent will not be tolerated. 
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A poll published at the end of July showed that 47 percent of Russians consider Pussy Riot violated society’s moral values, 54 percent opposed jailing them, but a substantial portion wanted them in jail.
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