Nation Topics - Boris Kagarlitsky | The Nation

Indifference and suspicion might be as much to blame as authoritarianism for Russia's lack of democracy. That's why an uptick in local-level civic engagement is welcome news.

As Vladimir Putin played host to the G-8 summit, opposition groups from
the right and left staged events that challenged Putin's authority and
paraded their grievances to Western media. It was not their finest hour.