Jafe Arnoldski — The new State Duma rears its head: A new era in Russian democracy

Political change is taking place in Russia as the country gets used to liberal democracy in governing.

Simultaneously, an anti-corruption campaign is underway in Russia as in China that is taking on both "tigers and flies," as the Chinese day.

The Western meme that Russia is sliding back into autocracy and authoritarianism looks to be propaganda.

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The new State Duma rears its head: A new era in Russian democracy
Jafe Arnoldski

Russian lawmaker proposes legislation condemning East Germany's annexation in 1989

Do they want it back?

The speaker of the Russian Duma has asked a parliamentary committee to study a proposal to condemn the reunification of Germany in 1990.

Sergei Naryshkin earlier this week faced scathing criticism of Russia's annexation of Crimean peninsula when he spoke at the Parliament Assembly of Europe.

Russian news agencies say Communist deputy Nikolai Ivanov on Wednesday proposed a resolution to condemn what he called the "annexation" of East Germany in 1990. Ivanov said that unlike in Crimea, there was no popular vote to support the German reunification. Read more.

And Russia extended financial help recently to Greece. Looking to shake things up in Euroland and get back at the West. Things are heating up and Europe is right in the middle of it all. Potentially highly disruptive.