
Russian Orphan Adoption Ban Protests May Be Harbingers of Instability
Thousands of opposition protesters carry posters of President Vladimir Putin and members of the Russian parliament with the word “Shame” written in red. (Photo: Jeremy Nicholl/Polaris/Newscom) On Sunday, the Russian New Year’s Eve (in the old-style Julian calendar), tens of thousands of Muscovites poured into the city center to protest the new law banning adoption […]