Novodvorskaya self-identified primarily as a liberal politician and was described by her colleagues as " a critic of Russian realities in the best traditions of Pyotr Chaadayev , Vissarion Belinsky and Alexander Herzen " . She was strongly critical of Chechen Wars , Vladimir Putin 's domestic policies , and the rebirth of Soviet propaganda in Russia . She also accused the Russian government of murdering Polish president Lech Kaczyński in a plane crash on 10 April 2010 in Smolensk Oblast
plane crash on 10 April 2010
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
Valeriya Novodvorskaya