Many public statements by Russian leaders today shock "not so much by their reactionary quality... but by their illiteracy," the result, Vladimir Pastukhov says, of the unleashing by the Kremlin of "a mechanism of 'the de-civilization' of Russian society, which, if extraordinary measures are not taken in time could turn out to be irreversible."
The Interpreter: Putin’s regime making Russia ‘uncivilized,’ Pastukhov says
Russian communist party supporters hold a poster of Vladimir Putin picture reading \"Growth in prices, tarrifs and poverty - all choose you!\" during the May Labour Day rally of the Russian communist party in St. Petersburg on May 1, 2012.
