Concerning “Is chairmanship of Russian State Duma a demotion for Vyacheslav Volodin?”
“Who is the audience for this? Why are you publishing this in Lancaster, Pennsylvania?”
<strong>EDITOR: </strong> Excellent question.
Unlike as recently as twenty years ago, the Internet has permitted medium that are anchored regionally to communicate world wide, because it is the subject, not the source, which is available to search engines.
As popular as are our other contributors, over the course of time Slava Tsukerman’s articles make up approximately 40% of our most read articles.
Slava and I have known each other and at times worked together for over a quarter of a century. A Russian emigre and now largely in retirement, he has time to view the various Russian TV channels and web sites on the Internet, as well as to read periodicals and chat with Russian friends and contacts both in the USA and in Russia. Other reporters and columnist can’t take the time nor have the background to do this. Thus he provides a unique window into Russian thought and actions.
Another factor is our ability to ‘boost’ his columns at www.facebook.com/newslanc. This adds to his immediate audience and thus earns greater access to search engines.
Thanks for asking.
