The Global Policy Forum in Yaroslavl can be regarded both as a social institution and as an annual political event. Both of these aspects imply their own independent issues.
The issue of progress in Russia is tinted with the light of lost time – a period in the past when Russian history suffered a shipwreck and Russia’s ‘backwardness’ started. Admittedly, there is no government that does not swear to bring in progress.
Egypt has disappointed many people. It was expected that the young democracy would emerge from social networks, as children popping up from the bushes shouting ‘Down, everybody’s dead!’. Enthusiasts were upset by the lack of cohesion of the street forces, which the authorities have used to close gaps using their military vehicle.
