Russian local authorities surpass Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in blogging

Sergey Baidakov, the head of central administrative disctrict of Moscow, presented his personal blog on administration official website. Official statement says he is not only to keep interactive dialogue with site visitors, but also to provide his bio details, rare photos and to share favorite links. In his first post Sergey Baidakov explains that it was online-conference with the district residents last november that inspired him to expand online activity. The other side of officials' blogs multiplication lies in few recent incidents with anonymous bloggers posting under local authorities' names. Sergey Baidakov however declares he's not afraid of tough topics and welcomes comments even without logging in which gives him advantage comparing to Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose personal blog accepts no comments.