Is the Arab Spring Headed to Moscow? How to Defend Against Superbugs

摘要

The humiliation of Russia's ruling party in the Dec. 4 parliamentary election-and the eruption of antigovernment protests that followed it-demonstrate just how fed up Russians are with a regime that has brought them crushing corruption and 12 years of monolithic rule. They also expose a deeper problem: the lack of a viable way to bring about peaceful democratic change.