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The Deep Roots of Russia’s Young Protestors

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Politics

This year’s anti-corruption protests first flared up over four months ago. But social media and traditional news media are still abuzz. What’s keeping the conversation alive? Largely, a fascination with how young the protestors were. After the first photographs from the protests were published, the media were flooded with headlines about a revolution of ‘schoolchildren.’ However, according to Navalny himself, the average age of the March protesters was 18–30, while the prevalent age group was 18–24. Analysts estimated that men …read more

Source: Intersection

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