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Article: Creeping revolts alarm Moscow.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- March 27, 2005
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Byline: Alex Rodriguez
Mar. 27--BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- The latest democratic uprising to claim a former Soviet republic had Moscow buzzing with trepidation: How many more dominoes can fall? On Thursday, Kyrgyzstan's regime toppled. Could Kazakhstan be next? Uzbekistan? Belarus?
With Kremlin ally Askar Akayev ousted from power in Kyrgyzstan, a debate in Russia has ensued over whether the fever for democracy can take root in the rest of Central Asia or reach harsh, autocratic regimes such as Alexander Lukashenko's in Belarus.
Analysts say the Kremlin is finding itself increasingly powerless to stanch the creep of democracy into former Soviet ...