Wednesday, December 24, 2008

In the eye of the beholder. Ah, he is not dead. Nor in prison. He now has influence. Whom then is the victor?

Nikita Y. Belykh, once a Kremlin critic, took a job offered by Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin.

Vladimir Putin worked his entire life to protect Russia and people like Belykh. Why would he ever turn his back on a fellow citizen when all he ever did was protect the sovereignty of the very nation that allowed Belykh a voice.

It goes to show, no matter what country one hails from when 'a voice' is your dearest weapon the potential at influencing power and finding in roads is more than possible.

I congratulate Nikita. He found his way into a position that honors him and his historical stand in a country that did nothing but protect its sovereignty from anarchy.