tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730990869543005110.post5730430981840266010..comments2023-08-02T09:56:22.611-04:00Comments on JB's Reflections on Russia: Russia’s Binary CharacterJB's Reflectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08619190672370480856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730990869543005110.post-11067770864601095702011-11-26T10:24:06.065-05:002011-11-26T10:24:06.065-05:00Sergei: Change from the grassroots level is of cri...Sergei: Change from the grassroots level is of critical importance, since top-down reform (which has been the "Russian way") leads to these erratic periods. Whether Russians are ready to not just be "consumers," but also "citizens" is the big question.JB's Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619190672370480856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730990869543005110.post-64973703741109472802011-11-24T04:59:36.782-05:002011-11-24T04:59:36.782-05:00JB - good insight in the Russian character and his...JB - good insight in the Russian character and history. True that we love going to extremes here and then things get slow, at least on the surface. I think the move from democracy to a centralized rule has already happened, and the way to a more efficient civil society lies via more efforts at the local / regional level to take charge or at least influence day-to-day things (education, transport, etc).<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />SergeiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com