From Baltic countries to Ukraine, many Russians live in exile They are journalists, activists or artists. Like anti-Kremlin journalist Arkady Babchenko, whose killing was staged by the Ukrainian security service in a case this week that shocked the world, they are critical of the government. Some, fearing for their safety, have left Russia for Ukraine, the Baltic countries or Western Europe since Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin in 2012. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES