Tensions are rising in Vladimir Putin's Russia, tensions the Kremlin doesn't want its people to know about or understand. Those who watch Russian state television may think the protesters -- from Moscow to Khabarovsk to St. Petersburg to Cheboksary -- are corrupting kids, not calling out corruption among the privileged. Where will Russians get honest, live reporting on the real state of affairs in their country if RFE/RL and other independent media are silenced in Russia?