Glasnost and Perestroika

This is an interesting article on BBC News, outlining the story of Russia's first steps towards democracy under Mikhail Gorbachev and his Glasnost and Perestroika reform in the late 80s. Russia made some very promising steps. When and where did it all go wrong? Some have suggested that a country's culture and values can determine whether democracy will fail or succeed. Is this the case with Russia?