Protests have been going on in Armenia. What nobody is reporting, though, is that the protests were initially against the price of electricity going up but gradually shifted towards “Russia, go away!”
Resentment against the Russian military bases in Armenia has been brewing since a Russian soldier slaughtered an entire Armenian family a few months ago, and the response of the Russian authorities was very indifferent. Armenians are a nation that experienced a genocide that is still not recognized everywhere in the world. Seeing an Armenian family slaughtered and nobody acknowledging it brings up very bad memories for Armenians.
The Russian media have temporarily switched from “the evil Ukrainians with tails and horns” to “the evil Armenians with tails and horns.”
The protests will probably not lead anywhere this time, but they are a reminder that all of Russia’s neighbors feel threatened and exhausted from Russia’s unending pressure and aggression.
I know this will not interest anybody because there is no way to make this about the US, but it’s still important to report. And just give it time, I’m sure our patriots will soon invent some CIA-backed Snowden-confirmed hugely-unconvincing-yet-still-inescapable argument as to why Armenians are to be condemned and Putin’s behind is to be sucked.
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From the Al-Jazeera article it looks like the anti-Russian angle of the protests is due to the fact that a Russian company has a monopoly on electricity in Armenia and is increasing the already highest rates in the FSU up an additional 20%.
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Yes, this is how the protests turned against Russia at first but since then many other grievances have cropped up. The Russians are working hard to spread the message that this is just about electricity but it isn’t.
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Do you believe Armenia is about to have or has started to have its own Maidan revolution?
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No, not really. It’s good that the current protests in Armenia have turned away from the deeply post-Soviet model of protesting against prices. But a lot more will need to happen to bring Armenia to an actual revolution. This is a good development but it’s a long way from being great.
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