Putin probably inspired the Stalinist style of reporter opposition elimination or perhaps even went further to predetermine an outcome. People in Russia are terrified they might be next.
Don't rush your best ideas. Grow them....
Arthur
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The importance of naught:
It had the biggest head you ever saw. A great enormous thing, - like nothing. A huge big -- well, like a -- I don't know -- like an enormous big nothing. A.A. Milne, "Winnie The Pooh"