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Thomas de Waal
@Tom_deWaal
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe. Scholar/writer on Caucasus, E. Europe, Russia. Author of "Black Garden." For proper analysis read my books/articles, not tweets.
Apr 23, 2018 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Some thoughts on events in #Armenia and Serzh Sargsyan's resignation
1.First of all, I’m glad to have been proved wrong about the Armenian people, their readiness to protest and demand change! In Armenia a month ago the only way I saw change coming was from above. 2. Armenia a classic case of a society so unfree public was alienated and angry, but free enough to let them protest. Not Russia. Note also there is no systemic opposition in Armenia. This is a young urban crowd, who don’t belong to parties, are barely represented in parliament.