Saturday, November 2, 2019

Russians Far from Politics in the Past Being Drawn into Protests, New Report Says


Paul Goble

            Staunton, October 29 – The Moscow Agency for Political and Economic Communication says in its latest report n “Non-Political Protests in the Regions” that protests in Russia have been growing in number, spreading from one region to another and becoming politicized with ever more Russians who had not taken part in politics before.

            The 3200-word report which was prepared by Anastasiya Salavatova is available at apecom.ru/projects/item.php?SECTION_ID=91&ELEMENT_ID=5673. It is summarized by Elena Mukhametshina in today’s Vedomosti (vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2019/10/28/814909-eksperti-predskazali).

            Many commentators are making these pints, but the APEC report is more significant because it has been tracking such protests over several years and thus is drawing actual comparisons rather than simply making projections and because it links politicization to the deterioration of the economy rather than to any other factor.

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