As a top official tasked with guarding Russia's supreme law, the head of the country's Constitutional Court has some surprising things to say about serfdom.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Russian court chief raises eyebrows with praise for serfdom
Constitutional Court president Valery Zorkin speaks during a hearing on the death penalty in St. Petersburg on November 19, 2009. Russia cannot apply the death penalty even after moratorium expires next year, the court ruled, effectively banning the use of capital punishment in the country for good.
