Monday, January 9, 2012

Another Russian revolution? Not so fast; Ordinary people in Russia haven't been this politically active since 1991 but they're hoping for evolution rather than revolution


Natalia Antonova writes for The Guardian that Russian society has made a tremendous shift with mass opposition rallies on Dec. 10 and 24, rallies she argues are fueled by general discontent as well as election fraud.

While the Kremlin reassigned Vladislav Surkov, there are no plans to hold a re-vote of the Duma elections.

The opposition vows to fight on, even as Russia heads towards a March presidential election that Vladimir Putin is expected to win. The next rally is tentatively scheduled for Feb. 4.

The article predicts that Russia will not head down the path of revolution ...

Read more at http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/09/russian-revolution-not-so-fast

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