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Russia: Who is Challenging Power?
The rain was pouring down on a crowd of thousands of people who gathered at Chiysty Prudy on December 5th during an unprecedented rally in Russian history for its scope and scale. For the first time since the early 1990s, protesters challenged Putin’s power as his new rule as President could enable him to stay in power until 2024. The number of demonstrators in street rallies has grown approximately to 100,000. Mostly political activists, professionals and intellectuals expressed their dissent as a result of alleged falsifications during latest parliamentary elections, though suspected frauds were only the last trigger. Since he took power in 1999, it seems that Putin has not changed his politics: a Leviathan’s deal of order over democracy. Meanwhile, many Russians have changed.
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Putin making Russians ‘restive’ – but don’t expect revolt
Sergei Magnitsky died two years ago today, but the political impact of his death continues to resonate.
Several Republican senators want a vote on the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law and Accountability Act before they will endorse Michael McFaul, the Obama administration’s nominee to be the new US envoy to Moscow. The measure will deny visas to and freeze the assets of several dozen Russian officials implicated in the lawyer’s mistreatment and death.
Although the Magnitsky case is not an especially egregious or atypical case in a country of endemic abuses, Russian democracy and rights activists believe the case has a broader political significance.
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