Once again, I've enjoyed following your blog. Your position has been, I'd suggest, that Russia is moving in its own way, at its own pace towards a freer and more open democracy. Your articles support this - legislation to combat corruption, the anniversary of the abolition of serfdom (which I enjoyed reading), as well as the KGB discussing secret operations in Estonia, etc. Hence, you've began to develop a narrative. The history has helped, I think, to place more of what you discuss into perspective. Novosti (RT.com) has also been a boon.
I would have like to see a little more objectivity in some of your articles (i.e., the Ukrainian famine), rather than simply being pro Russia on all fronts (but I understand too that you're trying to make an argument). A number of countries have gone through similar reconciliation processes: South Africa, following aparthied, Rwanda, after the genocide, etc. The Ukrainian famine is one of history great - if untold - tragedies; a little more history would have also helped to place the reforms in context; and a little more work on the design front (the video bar is good, but more links to key feeds and web links dealing with Russia, its history, etc.) would have spiced up the look of the blog. But on balance you produced a blog that's become increasingly interesting to follow.
Well done!
