Judge not, lest ye be judged

Grigory Pasko, journalist

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“…Right after Medvedev came to power, I have noticed signs of changes. Previously, for such an interview, I would have been sent to the dungeon. But from May to August they have not applied such harsh measures towards me. Nevertheless, the denial of my parole application shows that there is still a long way to go before there are any major changes…. My parole application was denied on the pretext that I had not mastered the skills of a seamstress! Is this not a mockery of justice?”

From the interview of M.Khodorkovsky to the newspaper «Figaro», September 2008. [The above is a translation of the Russian version of the interview, which differs slightly from the published French version—Trans.]

A normal interview. You can see a real living person through it.

This person noticed signs of changes after Medvedev arrived. I for one, haven’t seen squat. At any rate, not changes for the better. To me, for example, a sign of these changes would be the release of Mikhail Borisovich. But Medvedev didn’t release Khodorkovsky. I think that none of this has anything at all to do with Medvedev in the first place: everything, just like before, is decided by Putin’s team (not even he himself, although the 2000 Putin and the 2008 Putin are like night and day).

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