PJS: Thank you very much, Maxim, for your answers to all these questions. They are very helpful in understanding your point of view. I expect that some of it will be controversial for our American readers. But it is very informative in explaining your perspective.

A former newspaper editor and television personality, Maksim Shevchenko is a prominent left-wing candidate for the post of Moscow mayor. He was a top representative of Russia’s Communist Party during Russia’s 2018 presidential campaign debates.

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