http://localnewsleader.com/jackson/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=134267
Christian Lowe
"Rogozin's Rodina (Motherland) party began life three years ago as a Kremlin puppet designed to poach votes from other parties, but now it has turned on its former masters and is striking a chord with its mix of populist economics and anti-immigrant slogans. Many analysts say Motherland -- not the huge Communist party or the pro-Western liberals most commonly identified with Russia's opposition -- is positioned to mount the most serious challenge to President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin. "
