Leonid Storch was born in Russia, and emigrated to the US. A lawyer and blogger, he currently teaches at Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand. He is a regular contributor to Ekho Moskvy.
The Highway Code does little to protect Russian citizens, especially pedestrians. High-ranking officials or people with connections get away, sometimes literally, with murder in today’s Russia and there is no redress for them under the law.