Egyptian Opening toward Russia

Of course, Western media often miss important stories from the Middle East. The Economist used to be ahead of the rest but since the beginning of the Arab uprisings, the Economist has become indistinguishable from New York Times and the rest, alas.  In Egypt, there is a two-level opening and warming towards Russia: it was exemplified on the official level with the visit of the foreign minister to Moscow, but there is something more important. Large portraits of Putin now appear in Cairo, and there is a large group of civil leaders and activists that are going to visit Moscow as a trend in the Egyptian "revolution" and its shifts of foreign policy.  There are banners that even touted Obama regarding the warming toward Russia.