In fact, this so-called "liberal democracy" model usually has nothing to do with democracy.
In the democracy we have the people's will as a source of the political power. But here (i.e. in the liberal-democratic model) money replaces the people's will after a critical point of development, becoming a source of real political power. Liberal society could employ a democratic regime at some stage, but such condition is unsustainable. Plutocratic regime is a common result of the wealth distribution in the liberal society. If you have a good propaganda machine then plutocracy is a far more sustainable condition of the liberal society, because a large part of electorate is unable to understand the real order of things, and unwittingly supports the plutocratic regime.
Russia limits free speech with ambiguous language and unchecked decentralization of power. Ambiguous legislation such as the Law on Extremism allows local authorities to extend powers based upon personal or local whims, largely with the intention and consequences of marginalizing minority groups.In the democracy we have the people's will as a source of the political power. But here (i.e. in the liberal-democratic model) money replaces the people's will after a critical point of development, becoming a source of real political power. Liberal society could employ a democratic regime at some stage, but such condition is unsustainable. Plutocratic regime is a common result of the wealth distribution in the liberal society. If you have a good propaganda machine then plutocracy is a far more sustainable condition of the liberal society, because a large part of electorate is unable to understand the real order of things, and unwittingly supports the plutocratic regime.
www.choose.tv/tv-online-from-russia
The most of russian media are private held companies and autonomous organizations. Notorious exception is the "1st Channel", which is declared as a private held company too but 51% of shares are owned by state. 
