When asked whether their country is a democracy, Russians struggle to find a comprehensive answer.
Russia cannot be understood with mere intellect
Or measured by a common yardstick.
Russia is so special
That you can only believe in it.
These famous lines, written by a Russian poet Feodor Tutchev in 1866, are rightfully timeless. Last week an independent Moscow-based market research agency Levada Centre published the results of its recent survey on democracy in Russia. At the risk of asking the obvious (according to its constitution, Russia is a democratic, federal republic), the respondents were given multiple choice questions and asked to …read more
Source: New Statesman
