Former Soviet Premiere Mikhail Gorbachev Calls on Russian President Vladimir Putin to Resign

The interesting thing is that the Soviet Union disintegrated exactly 20 years ago today.

See Telegraph UK, "Mikhail Gorbachev calls for Putin to resign."

Also at London's Daily Mail, "Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev calls on Putin to resign as 50,000 take to the streets of Moscow to protest over vote-rigging claims":

Mikhail Gorbachev, who resigned as Soviet president 20 years ago Sunday, has urged Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to follow his example and step down.

Gorbachev said if Putin resigned now, he would be remembered for the positive things he did during his 12 years in power.

The former Soviet leader spoke on Ekho Moskvy radio yesterday after a new wave of protests against alleged election fraud drew tens of thousands to Moscow's streets.

It was the largest show of public outrage since the protests in 1991 that brought down the Soviet Union.

Russian News Anchor Tatiana Limanova Gives President Obama the Finger On Air

At BCF, "Russian Newschick Gives Obama the Finger On Air":

Also at Honolulu Civil Beat, "Russian News Anchor Gives President Obama the Finger Over APEC."

UPDATE: At Blue Collar Philosophy, "Russian Woman Who Flipped Off Obama During Broadcast Has Been Fired."

Russia Gets Serious About E-Readers

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To lead a revolution in the way people acquire, organize and consume information. We are using our proprietary technology leadership in plastic electronics (pictured above) to create a range of products enabling immediate information access, organization and consumption. We are a dynamic, fast-growing entrepreneurial company.

They have been funded by top-tier venture funding sources in Asia, Europe and the U.S. to complete product development in the U.K. and the USA.  In addition, they desire to a run specialized, scalable production facility in Germany, construct a second, volume production facility in Moscow, Russia and build strong go-to-market teams.

Learn more about Plastic Logic and read:

Apple, Microsoft, Plastic Logic Go Global For the Billion-Dollar Educational Table Market by Fast Company

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