News & Politics
At the 15th World Editor's Forum Garry Kasparov was the guest speaker of the second editor's lunch. He spoke on different subjects, such as the lack of freedom of speech in today's Russia, the political climate for journalists and foreign countries interfering in Russian politics. Although he got mostly applause for his outspoken opinions, his fellow countrymen presented some severe criticism. In the end, the russian president of the Press Guild, Eugene Abou, promised Kasparov an official press conference on their own premises, something he has been denied until now. Kasparov himself was very reluctant to believing there will actually be a press conference upon his return to Russia.