[MarMema]

I chose Valery because many years ago I recall posting here a writing/link of his about the threat to Russian journalists, btw.

[struwwelpeter]

Ivanov and Sidorov, from the BBC article, sound like good men. Courageous - Russia's provinces are a lot like Chicago and New Orleans, step on the wrong toes and you could end up pod asfaltom (under the asphalt).

But to murder a journalist in the center of Moscow?

Sad.

Everyone's quick to say this is Putin's birthday present, but I know that many crooked cops and generals would have loved to shut her up as well.

She'll be hard to replace, and be a chilling reminder to those journalists who wish to dig up unconvenient facts.