I'll just say that I really hope ag replies to this one.
Too big a topic, in every sense of the word. I'd need more specific questions to answer - otherwise, I'd have write something the length of the "War and Peace". So, if you have any questions about Russia that you were afraid to ask, please, be my guest.
I'm wondering what you think Putin will do after 2008 and if you mhe might return to office later. Also do you think it's possible Russia will ever end up like Belarus, where the elections aren't just unfair, they're so blatantly fixed the mean nothing? And how likely is a possible Belarus/Russia unification too?