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Read the archive   of Wattenberg's   syndicated column     Lobbying 101 In almost every election, candidates accuse each other of pandering to special interests in Washington. Often, the ... more American Greatness The 20th Century, has been called ’The American Century.’ And at the beginning of the 21st, America is the world’s only ... more   Russian Democracy main page Russian Democracy Aired 5/26/2005 More than a decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia is still struggling toward democracy. The September 2004 massacre of more than 300 children and adults by Chechen terrorists was labeled by many as Russia’s own 9/11. President Vladimir Putin responded by taking tough new measures that many critics say are undemocratic. But inside Russia, his popularity remains high. Is Putin the strong medicine Russia needs to become a successful democracy? Or is he taking it down the path to dictatorship?   Read the full transcript   Leon Aron     Director of Russian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of Boris Yeltsin: A Revolutionary Life   Steven Sestanovich     Ambassador-at-large to the former Soviet Union under the Clinton administration, and currently a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations Originally Aired: 11/18/2004     Be sure to also check out: Here are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest. The Soviet Gulag   aired 2/17/2005 The New Russia   aired 8/29/2002 Whither Russia?   aired 6/16/2001 Send us your thoughts Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved.     Web development by Bean Creative.