Russia: Expert Analyzes RuNet’s Role Under Putin’s Presidency · Global Voices
Gregory Asmolov

Nikolay Kononov, a columnist of Russian “Forbes,” says [ru] that the Internet will be the only space where real politics will take place in the era of new Putin's presidency. In an article “12 Years in the Internet” [ru] he predicts that the virtual politics will be able to penetrate to the real world, once real crisis emerges.