Just for the reference: Serfdom in Russia was officially ended in 1861. Slavery in the US was ended in 1865. So I am not sure what "worst human rights situati

Just for the reference: Serfdom in Russia was officially ended in 1861. Slavery in the US was ended in 1865. So I am not sure what "worst human rights situation" are you talking about. This is without even taking into consideration bunch of other countries with horrible abuse of humans. King Leopold anyone? Singling out Russia in this department is a hypocrisy.