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alexsms I will try to keep the position of the vector, the question was probably too simple, cos I am interested in what people think (mostly what non-Russians think, as I can generally anticipate what Russians could say): Do you think that Russia's democracy or not? - that's the implication.
as for your comparison introduction, Hanna, here are the brief comments:
in comparison to the USA? - NO
To the USSR? - YES
EU? - NO
or the Greek ideal? - The assumption in the beginning was that the modern sense of the word is considered. Thanks for reminding of the 'city-states' and further implication that the Ancient Greece idea was local and practical for governing of a city-state not a country (my suggestion was that we don't need the true and pure original Hellenic meaning, and apply the modern meaning, which is still not defined explicitly here, but for now let's see what people think if the question remains as it is).