Minorities in Russia want action not words

Analysis feature. Russia is a huge country of 142m people, with 89 regions and scores of ethnic minorities, many with an ingrained hatred of Moscow. Allowing these minorities political rights without compromising Russia's security or territorial integrity would strain the capacities of the most enlightened leaders.

In the context of the July 2009 murder of human rights lawyer murder of Natalia Estemirova, article discusses the challenges facing Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.

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