Oleg Kashin

Oleg Kashin

A Blow to the Head
Local Russian News In English

A disturbing 90-second video clip depicting Saturday's brutal assault on Oleg Kashin, a prolific but controversial Russian journalist, has contributed to such public outcry in Russia that the country's president himself has ordered a swift investigation into the beating. It is widely believed that Kashin was attacked for his highly-regarded, hardnosed reporting, but similar cases have seldom spurred action from Russia's top political brass. Still, a mere 50 hours later a second journalist, Anatoly Adamchuk, was attacked in the Moscow Region and his friends link the attack with his reporting on the Khimki Forest, which many suggest was also the pretext for the assault on Kashin.
Source: Russia Profile.org