Democracy, hard argument and open contest are alive, kicking and reasonably well in at least two countries where street protest prevailed against post-Soviet misrule in a spectacular way.

• 至少在两个街道抗议活动彻底战胜了前苏联暴政的国家里，民主政治、激烈的争论和公开竞争是活跃、热闹和相当不错的。