How the trial of Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza exposes the rot at the heart of Putin’s Russia
Vladimir Kara-Murza could face up to 25 years in jail. Photo: Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images
Pedro Pizano© Washington Post
Vladimir Kara-Murza has the same jailer that Sergei Magnitsky had. That fact alone tells you something important about the rot at the heart of the Russian system.
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