Kasparov flees Russia on detention fears amid Putin crackdown

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-06/kasparov-flees-russia-on-detention-fears-amid-putin-crackdown.html

by wslh • 13 years ago

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asdfologist• 13 years ago

This is more than a month old.

wslh2• 13 years ago

Was it already featured on HN?

Also, the algorithms that we often talk about on HN everyday are decades older... ;-)

dalke• 13 years ago

In case you missed them: "Titanic Sinks Four Hours After Hitting Iceberg", "Japan Declares War on U.S." "Man On The Moon" "Dewey Defeats Truman" "Beatle John Lennon Slain"

Do you know how to use the search feature?

This was mentioned three weeks ago, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5951050 .

Cyranix• 13 years ago

My guess is that someone was hoping to draw a parallel between someone fleeing Russia (Kasparov) and someone trying to get into Russia (Snowden).

1gor• 13 years ago

Kasparov is a totally manufactured 'Russian opposition' figure.

As late as 2004 he was a member of a US "Security Advisory Council" (NSAC). It was funny to see Kasparov's name on the website under the slogan: "Advisory Council members have dedicated their careers to American security", right next to assistant Secretary of Defence http://img717.imageshack.us.nyud.net/img717/1337/kasparov.jp...

I respect his anti-Putin views, and his chess achievements, but how exactly can he make a political career in Russia with such a background?

Most likely has left Russia because he has became completely irrelevant as a politician there, not because of some crackdown.

Demiurge• 13 years ago

Also, his family has lived in NYC for a while now.

guard-of-terra• 13 years ago

Why now? The crackdown is almost past and interesting times are about to begin.

I guess he could not wait a month.

Kasparov flees Russia on detention fears amid Putin crackdown

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