Russian Internet Revolution Fuels Protest -- Washington Post
Moscow — Today’s young Russians connect with the world on their laptops instead of around the fabled kitchen table, where their parents sat in Soviet times, the only place they could speak openly and safely.
Their vastly different expectations have made these young Russians the vital force among the tens of thousands who have protested the Dec. 4 parliamentary elections. Informed and motivated by blogs and social networks so far unfettered by government limits, they have emerged with the potential to confront the authorities and demand change. The months and years ahead will reveal whether they will achieve this promise.
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My Comment: What is remarkable about this "internet revolution" is that it is just starting .... that if trends continue it will eventually be strong enough so that Russia's social media will energize the country's reformers to work even harder to change the culture of corruption that exists in Russia today.
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