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What's Wrong with Russia; As G8 leaders gather in St. Petersburg, the Country's 'Window on the West' provides an unsettling perspective on Putin's rule.(Cover story)
Byline: Owen Matthews and Anna Nemtsova
Peter the Great built St. Petersburg three centuries ago as Russia's window on the West. But for a few days this week, the old tsarist capital will become the West's window on Russia. While the city has always been a showcase, the leaders of the G8 who are gathering there will find it an unusually quiet and tidy place. Homeless people have been relocated. Shopkeepers along the routes of official motorcades have been ordered to buy pots full of flowers (from approved sellers, natch) and 1,500 unsightly drink-and-cigarette kiosks have been bulldozed, without compensation for the owners. Two of the city's greatest and most ...
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