IN THE HOLY FIRE OF REVOLUTION by Masha Novikova

Legendary former World Champion chessmaster Garry Kasparov stood against Bono-hugging Vladimir Putin in the 2007 elections.

This documentary traces the tribulations and more tribulations of the campaign against the mass forces ranged against any opponent of Putin.Some of the stunts are plain old fashioned petty , like withholding Kasparovs passport for spurious reasons for examination , only to hand it back once the plane to a conference in a distant region has finally taken off.Others are more sinister and threatening with beatings and mass denial to the media apparatus controlled by the state or its oligarch backers.

The actual coalition which Kasparov is part of , The Other Russia , does not help itself with one of the principle parties , from what we see the lead party as far as policy dissemination is concerned , has insignia on the flags which are too close to the emblems of the Nazi party for comfort or non-association.The leader , and what appears to be the left hand man to Kasparovs public face led campaign , gives a very unconvincing explanation the insignia is not nazi but the copy of the german Communist Party symbol in the 1920s ( it has to be said that Hitler was quite close to the Communists at the time ).This is a highly suspect looking excuse not unalike the Rangers Nazi saluting fans claiming it is a red Hand of Ulster salute in no way connected to fascists.

Kasparov is also followed by a bunch of indefatigable Putin Youths who lay on the slanders and charges thick and fast.Their persistence and ability to have the means to follow the campaign trail on a budget that could only be in the league of a very high class Russian certainly shows where their butter comes from.

Kasparov can never quite shake of the charge , which appears to stick , that he is a US aligned candidate charged with bringing the Orange revolution and Violet revolutions of Ukraine and Georgia into Russia.The fact that he is a Contributing EDITOR of The Wall Street Journal certainly helps to weaken the non-US influence protestations he meekly offers in his defence.