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Democracy: Can Russia Catch Up With Brazil?

Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 8:19 am (UTC+0)
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When will Russians attain the political maturity of Brazilians? When will Russians, like Brazilians, be allowed to elect state governors and big city mayors, and to have free, competitive elections for congress and the presidency? These questions are faintly offensive to many Russians. 
After all, Brazil was a mere Portuguese colony of banana trees and […]

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