Despite the fact that Russia is such a huge country, there are almost no independent media outlets remaining. Over the last 20 years the government has done an excellent job of silencing those who tell the truth about its officials. The truth about their palaces, their constant lies, and the wars they are waging which have already claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent people.
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