Russian President Vladimir Putin has long intimidated media in his own country. And now he seems to have spooked the world's oldest publishing house.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Putin book alleging mob ties shelved over libel fears
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, on April 3, 2014. Crimea's 300,000 Tatars largely boycotted a disputed referendum last month in which nearly 97 percent of voters -- mainly from the region's Russian-speaking majority -- chose to split from Ukraine. Putin sought to allay their fears, saying Tatar would be elevated to the level of a state language on the peninsula and steps taken to end their marginalisation. AFP PHOTO / RIA-NOVOSTI / POOL/ ALEXEY DRUZHININ
