In Russia's recent parliamentary elections, which were - regardless of various reservations - conducted according to democratic standards, parties advocating political and economic freedom suffered painful defeat, while parties proclaiming hostility to the rule of law and modern pluralist democracy were successful.
En las recientes elecciones parlamentarias rusas, que se celebraron (a pesar de varias reservas) de acuerdo con patrones democráticos, los partidos que defendían la libertad política y económica sufrieron dolorosas derrotas, mientras que los partidos que proclamaban la hostilidad hacia el Estado de derecho y la democracia plural moderna tuvieron éxito.