Political decompression and Russia's emerging public
... There is no reason why a Russian version of liberal democracy should not eventually emerge, but this cannot happen overnight. Political forces have been crystallizing, real public issues have begun to capture the attention of significant parts of the Russian public, credible leaders have started to appear on the political scene. The leadership of the Russian state is fully aware of this, and has been striving to manage this process of gradual decompression. The new Putin, unlike the earlier Putin,...
24.09.2014