Where Does the Truck Stop? Russia’s New Social Protests
The strikes by Russian truckers are a new challenge for the Kremlin and represent a breach of the government’s social contract with its citizens. But the regime has learned how to deal with these protests and how to stop them from becoming politicized. Tires burning by the roadside, placed by Russia’s angry long-haul truckers, have become a new symbol for the despondent Russian protest movement, which has been in retreat since Vladimir Putin’s latest presidential term began in 2012.But it looks as though the Russian government will manage to contain the truckers’ strikes and prevent them and other social protests from taking on a political character.http://carnegie.ru/commentary/?fa=62129&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRouuKXLZKXonjHpfsX57uQsW6Sg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YsARcJ0aPyQAgobGp5I5FEIQ7XYTLB2t60MWA%3D%3D
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