After 12 years of de facto dictatorship, a sense of foreboding in Moscow
On the surface, Moscow has never looked more prosperous. High-end restaurants are full. Cyclists, strollers, and rollerbladers crowd Gorky Park. Newly built skyscrapers give the city a modern skyline, and streets are clogged with late-model Western cars. But there is a growing sense of unease. … After years when opposition demonstrations typically attracted no […]