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To what extent were the parliamentary elections in Moldova free and fair?
Why does the Western media accept the results without scrutiny of alleged violations? Were the facts reported of arrests of opposition leaders credible? Can elections be considered valid if the majority of votes came from broad?
These are some of the issues we discuss in this edition of Issues of Contemporary politics with Dr. Brovkin.
Dr. Brovkin is an American historian of Russia, now retired, a former Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Routledge.com. (here is the link: barnesandnoble.com/s/Vladimir%20Brovkin) In addition to Issues of Contemporary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and other playlists.
To what extent were the parliamentary elections in Moldova free and fair?
Why does the Western media accept the results without scrutiny of alleged violations? Were the facts reported of arrests of opposition leaders credible? Can elections be considered valid if the majority of votes came from broad?
These are some of the issues we discuss in this edition of Issues of Contemporary politics with Dr. Brovkin.
Dr. Brovkin is an American historian of Russia, now retired, a former Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Routledge.com. (here is the link: barnesandnoble.com/s/Vladimir%20Brovkin) In addition to Issues of Contemporary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and other playlists.
