Самая нестандартная революция произошла в стабильной стране, похожей на Россию: страна со стабильно растущим ВВП и уважаемым президентом. Как оказалось - на самом деле не уважаемым.
Национальный лидер выглядел несокрушимым еще месяц назад!

У тунисской революции не было ни стандартного повода в виде сфальсифицированных выборов, на которых обсчитали оппозицию. Да и никакой оформленной демократической оппозиции не было. Не было лидера – какого-нибудь оппозиционного кандидата, принятого в хороших домах организатора полулегальных демонстраций и героя интервью. Оказалось, что и такой для революции необязателен. http://slon.ru/blogs/baunov/post/521936/


Most strange revolution has occurred in a stable country, similar to Russia - country with a steadily growing GDP and respected president. As it turned out - in fact not respected
In Tunis the revolution was not a standard subject in the form of rigged elections in which opposition cheated. Yes and no decorated democratic opposition was not. There was not a leader - any opposition candidate, received a good home semi organizer of demonstrations and the hero interview. It turned out that this is not necessary for the revolution. In Tunis the revolution did not exist, and so far there is no leader.

On the other hand was a symbol. Everything started with an absolutely insignificant in the scale of the incident power: and this is a lesson rulers and sudiyam - from a spark can vozgoretsya flame, if society is permeated with gasoline. Mohamed Bouaziz graduated from university, found a job, go sell fruit, the police, to find fault with something, and seized his crates of fruit and a card vendor. Mohamed went and set himself on fire on Dec. 17 in the town square of Sidi Bouzid - a very apt name for the beginning of popular unrest. It would have sat and buzili, but self-immolation Bouaziz Tunisians reminded that they are roughly in the same situation: small in comparison with the wishes of wages, work which will, under the 50% unemployment among young people, including a registered.

Anyone who has visited the East understands that Tunisia - not the poorest country in the Arab world. Actually, this is the richest Arab country outside the oil monarchies of the Persian Gulf. But this is the case. The Revolution will never happen in the poorest countries where the population is crushed habitual poverty. Revolution taking place in the unrealized expectations, where growth has been stopped - as in Russia between 1913 and 1917 year. Or the growth is, but does not give what is expected of him. In this sense, Russia is again at risk, and more likely there will be some time later, China. After the revolution needs more frustrated unfulfilled expectations of young people: we have little of it, and in China is enough.

GDP per capita in Tunisia than in any other Arab country - $ 9500 according to IMF data. This roughly corresponds to affluent eastern European countries like Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and two times higher than in Egypt. During the 23 years reign, Ben Ali, the country's GDP has almost tripled (hello, GDP) - but did not help.