‘New protest’ in Russia

Russian Quaker Sergei Grushko writes about the present political situation and putting his faith into action

by Sergei Grushko 7th December 2012

The fifth of December 2012 marks the anniversary of a new beginning in Russian history. One year ago the first mass meeting of the ‘new protest’ took place in Moscow; since then the huge number of opposition activists (100,000+) is a constant feature. Why did people take to the streets? Why has there been nothing like this during the past twenty years, when 2,000-3,000 was considered a large meeting?