A Forbes article on Khodorkovsky's Suffering
In many other countries Khodorkovsky would be seen as an unyielding martyr against the totalitarian establishment, or at least a figure worthy of sympathy – but in Russia the majority blindly support Putin and want his enemies squelched. The fun will really start this November as Russian “elections” get underway. The average Russian peasant does not want to worry about politics or the outside world – they would much rather submit completely to a strong authoritarian leader. The only reason that the Soviet revolution happened is because Czar Nicolai was incompetent and of insufficient character to rule with the requisite force. This is the most crucial ironclad fact of Russia – yet so many people continue to forget it or choose to ignore it, and always at a hefty price. Another example of someone who thought he could “save” the Russians is the American idiot from Forbes who got shot – while walking to the metro at night without bodyguards, but that’s another story.
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