Quotes of the Day

The photo shows the cover of the latest issue of the Kommersant Vlast weekly magazine with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during voting and a report on fraud allegations in Russia's Dec. 4 parliamentary election
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011

Open quoteIt's not a sign of any censorship ... our society is living through a very important and nervous period, which causes people to make mistakes.Close quote

  • DEMYAN KUDRYAVTSEV,
  • CEO of Russian publishing house Kommersant, denying claims that an editor was fired for printing photos of defaced ballots mocking Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Photo: AP | Source: Wall Street Journal