Opposition Leader’s Wife Fights Drug Charges

Taisia Osipova spending time with her daughter during happier times. SMOLENSK — In 2003 teenager Taisia Osipova became an overnight celebrity in her hometown of Smolensk when she smacked the governor with a bouquet of carnations to protest his policies. Fast-forward to this year, and Osipova, now 25 and the mother of a 5-year-old daughter, is on trial on charges of drug dealing. Investigators say Osipova was caught red-handed and may […]