The "newness" in Russia's current protest movement has more to do with the creation of new ties and relationships among existing protest groups, which increases the mobilizational power of their argument, than in the recruitment of new activists and participants.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Samuel A. Greene (2013) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: