“Russia must be forced into local self-government”

Guest of the “Look Both Ways” column Nikolai Travkin, former politician, minister, and now blogger

Nikolai Ilyich Travkin went from a builder and deputy to a writer and blogger. In this interview, Irina Petrovskaya and Tatyana Malkina discuss his views on paternalism, problems of local self-government and the future of Russian government.

• How can Russia develop through evolutionary changes?

• What challenges does society face today and how can they be solved?

• What is needed for real change in Russia?

• Why is local government key to the future?