Russians Protest: Oligarch Rich Kids Squeek-Up; Reports of Russians Fleeing Nation Fearing Martial Law; Possible Return of Soviet-Style ‘Penal Battalions’? Sofia Abramovich protests Putin on Instagram, despite her oligarch dad’s close ties to the Russian president. This is just me talkin’, but it must be rough being an oligarch’s kid. Spending the whole day taking selfies, shopping, horseback riding, vomiting after meals… I simply don’t know how they do it. They must be made of sterner stuff than me, and here I am just a retired US Marine who’s beaten cancer… twice. Continue reading Russians Protest: Oligarch Rich Kids Squeek-Up; Reports of Russians Fleeing Nation Fearing Martial Law; Possible Return of Soviet-Style ‘Penal Battalions’?