EDITORIAL Democracy in Russia has withered under Vladimir Putin
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Twenty years ago on New Year's Eve 1999, Boris Yeltsin shocked the world by resigning the Russian presidency. Replacing him was a largely unknown former FSB agent named Vladimir Putin. It's hard to imagine now, but in the year 2000, it was still somewhat reasonable to be optimistic about Russia's ...