Yet another brilliant piece of insight from the Exile. They’re particularly adept at sniffing out power struggles, whether it be between the Siloviki and Liberals or Gopniki vs Hipsters. In this article, they talk about the recent demise of Liveblogging, hunted to extinction by the ironiste brigade and of its improbable rebirth. Russian online culture is some of the most vibrant and developed in the world, and provides an invaluable glimpse of civil society not reflected in NGO/democracy promotion activity.
