When Bobby Fischer was thrown in jail, Spassky wrote a letter to Bush asking to pardon him, or if that's not possible, to put him in the same cell as Fischer and give them a chess set.
He also signed an open letter to Russian authorities to outlaw Jewish organizations for a "hidden campaign of genocide against the Russian people and their traditional society and values"
Another reason for him and Fischer to enjoy being cellmates I guess.
What is it with these chess masters?
If you lived under an oppressive government, you'd probably end up doing things you would later regret.
Having French citizenship, he voluntarily returned to Russia in 2012.
Oh come on, there's a time and place to discuss the man's shortcomings, but a HN funeral thread is not it.