Prokhorov says era of 'managed democracy' in Russia over
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov said the era ``of managed democracy'' in Russia is dead and recent protests against allegedly fraud parliamentary elections prove that the country is ``undergoing a true awakening,'' The Guardian reported.
Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev used a speech on the future of his country Friday to promise modernisation - but warn that parliamentary democracy would be a ``catastrophe.''