Ruminations on Russia

This was actually published a couple of weeks ago during Moscow's second cold snap of the year. Putin highlights piracy as grave problem.

On the very same day I headed to the local sports store to get my skiis serviced; outside on the pavement (it's a wide pavement) was a guy selling all sorts of software (all PC), films and other databases. The only films in English were "ikraniky" - videoed from the screen in a movie theatre. It was not as though he was trying to hide or would be able to pack up quickly if the militsia were to turn up.

Another statement for other press consumption.

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