2009-09-21

Russian president acknowledges internet users' unfluence on glasnost

As we can see, Mr. Medvedev acknowledges in his interview to CNN the influence of Internet users on Glasnost in Russia:


"... in the modern age of global information, there are no subjects you can conceal. You can sometimes be silent about or hold back certain things on TV, but remembering the fact that there are around 40 million Internet users in Russia today, people from across the country will learn the news within five minutes. Therefore, trying to curtail press freedom is a totally hopeless thing to do."


But we must admit as well, that sometimes they still manage to do this hopeless thing. From Glasnost to Perestroyka?

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