Putin kaputt!?

Since hundreds of thousands of citizens demonstrated for fair elections in Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as elsewhere between Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok in December 2011, Russia has become a different country. Although the protests could not prevent Putin's return to power and the state is punishing its critics with sometimes draconian measures, the signs indicate a storm is brewing. Based on extensive interview material, Mischa Gabowitsch provides a dense description of the changing circumstances. He examines the protest movement from various perspectives and portrays a society that is in the process of understanding itself and determining its own future.