Parks in the former USSR are almost never shown in any form of media, never talked about much. As a result, when I came to the region in 1998, I was absolutely shocked to find so many publicly accessible parks everywhere and they are all different and heavily used by the young, old, rich and poor - everybody seems to use them. It is also not illegal (yet, I guess some USA organizations are advocating new laws about this) to enjoy a beer or wine in this park. I never see smashed bottles, garbage, or any litter on the ground. Maybe this is the kind of political oppression Colin Powell is talking about when he refers to Russia and how he does not like what he sees. How dare a despotic regime make people go out side in the summer sun and walk around the park pretending to enjoy themselves - and how dare they not feel free to litter the streets as if they were in some other democratic country! I guess the reason people are not throwing their garbage ont he ground and the reason they are not going crazy destroying everything whilst drinking int he park is because Putin is just on the other side of these Kremlin walls - it is out of sheer fear. If oppressive regimes to Colin Powell means more publicly accessible goods and services for the masses...
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