In a radical departure from the previous President Putin’s policy of not recognizing publications who were critical of him, Dmitry Medvedev recently granted an interview to Novoya Gazeta. Noyava has been outspoken in its criticism of both Putin and Medvedev’s policies. While it’s not know what ground rules were imposed on the interviewer, this gives many hope that a return to tolerance of loyal opposition may be possible.

A complete English translation is avaiable on the Russian President’s web site.

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