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Nicolai Petro: Russian Politics

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Russia is a normal European country, by which I mean it is an imperfect democracy. It shares this essential quality--imperfection--with every other democratic state.


I disagree with those who say Russia is sui generis, and therefore set apart from other European countries. I find nothing in Russia's cultural and religious heritage that disadvantages its democratic development compared to other European countries. Indeed, I argue throughout these essays that European democracy would be greatly enriched by incorporating Russia.


Comments prior to 2007 are available at my web site archive: www.npetro.net/4.html.

Related Topic(s): Democracy History; International Elections; International Foreign Elections; Medvedev; NGOs; Philosophy Philosophical; Russian Orthodoxy; Tatarstan

         

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1 Article 06/29/2007 Surkov's Vision for Russia (View How Many People Read This) 1 1 Comment Count
2 Article 09/17/2007 Russia at the crossroads (View How Many People Read This) 3 3 Comment Count
3 Article 12/06/2007 Understanding Russia's Elections (View How Many People Read This) 1 1 Comment Count
4 Article 01/25/2008 Letter from Russia (View How Many People Read This)
5 Article 02/29/2008 Seizing the Medvedev Moment (View How Many People Read This) 1 1 Comment Count
6 Article 03/10/2008 Russian Elections – Affirming Democracy or Confirming Autocracy? (View How Many People Read This) 1 1 Comment Count
7 Article 08/10/2010 Why FSB is not the KGB! (View How Many People Read This) 1 1 Comment Count
8 Article 12/17/2011 From Arab Spring to Russian Winter? (View How Many People Read This)
9 Article 09/27/2013 URI Professor meets with Vladimir Putin, other world leaders (View How Many People Read This)
10 Article 01/17/2014 Russian NGO Laws Reinforce Western Practices (View How Many People Read This)
11 Article 01/17/2014 Fighting Corruption -- New Russian Initiatives (View How Many People Read This) 1 1 Comment Count

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