Why the Russian revolution is being televised at last

[the_gabih]

When Russians switched on their television sets on Saturday evening they saw something strange. In a country where television news has long been dominated by detailed reports of what the ruling duo did that day, one item on the evening bulletins looked very different.

It was not a segment devoted to President Dmitry Medvedev opening a hospital or

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[synth___romance]

On one hand, I'm incredibly excited about this, and so interested about how it will turn out. On the other hand, I'm incredibly skeptical.. saying to myself "nothing is going to come, this is Russia." But then again, arab spring just happened, and there's this whole feeling of "change" spreading. I just don't know if it will be enough to get Putin out in the upcoming presidential election. This is what I'm most skeptical about.

I've been writing a bit about this on my tumblr lately, because I have a lot of feelings on this. I wish I was still in college so I could talk about this with my professor :( :(

and an actual comment to this article- I remember trying to watch the news when I was Russia. It was during May, so there were some WWII protests going on, and the media was spinning it so hard, it was difficult to understand what was happening in the story with the language barrier (my Russian isn't as good as it once was)

[the_gabih]

On the professor front- I know right? I'm studying Czech and Russian, and between this and Vaclav Havel, I really, really want my professors' input on what's happening, especially the Czech and Russian nationals.

[tabaqui]

What you said - it seems that the 'Arab spring' has brought a kind of energy and hope to a lot of places that didn't have it before. It's been amazing to watch people who were too scared or too oppressed before suddenly just saying 'enough!'

I hope this means good change for Russia. I think the biggest problem is, the country is *so* vast, and so diverse, it's hard to get everything organized, you know?

[synth___romance]

also thank you for posting this here, I'd like to discuss it with more people.

[hola_meg_a_cola]

Wonderful article. I wish nothing but the best for Russians craving change and hope that it will be theirs.