Why liberals cringe at Russian military awards
Sponsored by oligarchs who fled to the West, Russian liberal media launched a campaign against Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, First Class, which he received from President Vladimir Putin on his 65th birthday. The Shoigu award is used by liberals only as an excuse - they are not at all satisfied with the Russian system of state awards. What they don't like is...