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Russian President Discovers Social Media
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev may not have the supervillain appeal of his predecessor, Vladimir Putin. But he is staking his claim to be Russia’s fearless leader in the online world.
Medvedev last week launched his own LiveJournal blog. It’s a rather earnest piece of work, featuring posts “On Internet Development in Russia” and “State and Civil Society.” But it’s proven something of a hit: As the Christian Science Monitor’s Fred Weir notes, the site has been deluged by comments in the short time since it went live.
Even Medvedev seems gratified by the attention. In his most recent video post, he states: “I have noticed too that my blog has taken on a life of its own, and that people are sharing their thoughts with each other, and discussing various current issues, and I am very happy to see this.”
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