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.
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In Russia, drivers are one of the country's few grassroots movements capable of mobilizing protesters and influencing policy.
Once upon a time, this Catholic country prided itself that Italians were brava gente, good people and tolerant. No more.
The freeing of the "zeks" confronted Russia with living memories of the Terror.


