On February 15, a meteor came sputtering into earth and just happened to explode over Russia. Many Russians used this event as a means to spew ideas that were less than trustworthy. Leonid Bershidsky gives reasons why government scepticism can decrease trust and how Russia’s ”mistrust becomes an important strategic resource for social survival, success and upward mobility.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-19/russian-meteor-kicks-up-cloud-of-mistrust.html

-AR

Bloomberg, Trust in government, Russia, Skepticism, Mistrust