Disasters undermine Russians’ faith in the state

As the smoke finally lifts, questions are lingering about the authorities’ handling of the wildfires that ravaged a huge swathe of European Russia in August 2010, destroying villages and leaving thousands homeless and hundreds dead.

ESO: Background information: Toxic smog doubles Moscow mortality rate http://www.europeansources.info/record/toxic-smog-doubles-moscow-mortality-rate/

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