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Dec 12 / 9:54pm

When There Is No Going Back

by Kerkko Paananen

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"It has been almost 20 years since Russia saw so many people in the streets," writes Masha Gessen in The International Herald Tribune's Latitude blog. "The unmistakable sense that everyone is here, that no one is talking about anything but the protests, is distinctly reminiscent of the time 20 years ago," she recalls.

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Filed under  //  Democracy   Elections   Putin   Revolution   Russia   Russian Spring   Soviet Union   USSR  
 
Oct 31 / 2:50pm

Russian Libertine

by Kerkko Paananen

It is dangerous to be a pro-Western dissident in Russia, and Victor Erofeyev is one who has been in trouble with the government since Soviet times. He has been accused of animosity towards Russia in court, and his opponents see him as the embodiment of Western democracy. With his bold and outspoken writings, he has committed the political murder of his diplomat father and continues his work at great risk to his life.

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Aug 24 / 5:21pm

Nemtsov Warns of Revolution in Russia

by Kerkko Paananen

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Russia's former deputy prime minister, now a leader of the country's opposition, Boris Nemtsov, warned that his country was being pushed toward revolution by a new authoritarianism. A day after he was arrested for parading in Moscow on Russia’s Flag Day, Mr Nemtsov attacked Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, calling him a "son of the KGB who believes not in freedom but in dictatorship."

"Putinism is a disaster for the country," Mr Nemtsov said. "Putin is against freedom; he is afraid of the Russian people, he is afraid of a rally, he is afraid of the opposition, and he is afraid of elections. The Russian people are just so tired of Putin and his team that they will ultimately change the system. But the real danger for the country is that there will be a bloody revolution," Mr Nemtsov warned.

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