Is it poor journalism, she wondered, a result of the financial crisis in the mainstream media, or Russia-fatigue after years of blanket coverage during the Cold War?
The problem, I think, is different: Nothing of note has happened in Russia for a very long time.
To be sure, there are still natural and man-made disasters, horrendous terrorist attacks and brutal murders of journalists and human rights campaigners. But these are not events that influence the rest of the world.
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