Russia changing ??
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Date published : December 10, 2011
Date accessed : December 11, 2011
Millions of television viewers in Russia were astound when they switched on their television sets on Saturday night and tuned into the, government controlled, news channel. The news channel was showing signs of protest by the people against the government demanding a "new elections". It showed several thousand people gathered in the Moscow square protesting against the Kremlin government. These people felt that the recent elections which ended in favor of the United Russia party was rigged. They wanted fresh elections. The surprising thing was that the government controlled channel portrayed the protests just as they were. No interference or deception took place. In recent years Moscow has witnessed the largest protest against Kremlin in years. For more than a decade the television news channels were a median to portray and support the government of Vladimir V. Putin. The television was used to portray only those news which favored the government. But the surprising thing is that the Saturday protests were portrayed as they were, anti-government.
Russia is still a communist country. The government still holds most of the power and does not tolerate any protests or rallies against it. It is still a far way away from democracy. The transition to democracy will be difficult because even the election that are held are rigged. People vote for one party but in the end another party comes victorious. For a long time the ruling party has stayed in power without any opposition. But the surprisingly new large scale protests in the last decade has raised questions. The government has allowed television channels to broadcast things that are completely against them. Ironically, the government owns these television channels. Whether this is a plan of the government or Russia is truly changing we have got to see. But one thing is clear. The flu of revolution is spreading all across the world from the Arab Springs to the peaceful protests in Russia.
VOCABULARY
astound
shocked
ORIGIN Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘stunned’): from astoned, past participle of obsolete astone (see astonish) .
The audacity of the student to lie to the principal on his face astound his friend.
deception
act of portraying something unlike what it really is
ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latindeceptio(n-), from decipere ‘deceive.’
The magician was an illusionist who with his charm and skills became profound in the art of deception.
transition
the process or period of changing from once state to another
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin transitio(n-), from transire ‘go across.’
The transition of the molecules from solid to liquid state in room temperature shocked the chemistry teacher.
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On Russian TV, a Straightforward Account Is Startling
Date published : December 10, 2011
Date accessed : December 11, 2011
Millions of television viewers in Russia were astound when they switched on their television sets on Saturday night and tuned into the, government controlled, news channel. The news channel was showing signs of protest by the people against the government demanding a "new elections". It showed several thousand people gathered in the Moscow square protesting against the Kremlin government. These people felt that the recent elections which ended in favor of the United Russia party was rigged. They wanted fresh elections. The surprising thing was that the government controlled channel portrayed the protests just as they were. No interference or deception took place. In recent years Moscow has witnessed the largest protest against Kremlin in years. For more than a decade the television news channels were a median to portray and support the government of Vladimir V. Putin. The television was used to portray only those news which favored the government. But the surprising thing is that the Saturday protests were portrayed as they were, anti-government.
Russia is still a communist country. The government still holds most of the power and does not tolerate any protests or rallies against it. It is still a far way away from democracy. The transition to democracy will be difficult because even the election that are held are rigged. People vote for one party but in the end another party comes victorious. For a long time the ruling party has stayed in power without any opposition. But the surprisingly new large scale protests in the last decade has raised questions. The government has allowed television channels to broadcast things that are completely against them. Ironically, the government owns these television channels. Whether this is a plan of the government or Russia is truly changing we have got to see. But one thing is clear. The flu of revolution is spreading all across the world from the Arab Springs to the peaceful protests in Russia.
VOCABULARY
astound
shocked
ORIGIN Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘stunned’): from astoned, past participle of obsolete astone (see astonish) .
The audacity of the student to lie to the principal on his face astound his friend.
deception
act of portraying something unlike what it really is
ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latindeceptio(n-), from decipere ‘deceive.’
The magician was an illusionist who with his charm and skills became profound in the art of deception.
transition
the process or period of changing from once state to another
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin transitio(n-), from transire ‘go across.’
The transition of the molecules from solid to liquid state in room temperature shocked the chemistry teacher.
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