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On the Art of Noticing the Obvious, and Invisible People
One principal advantage this blog enjoys over many other Russia-focused blogs in English is the participation of some ethnic-Russian and extremely competent speakers of English, some of whom still live in Russia. We are therefore offered direct access to at … Continue reading
The Guardian Slips Beyond the Reach of Embarrassment
Paradoxically, I’m always glad when Miriam Elder puts out another piece for Global Post or The Guardian; it’s a bittersweet kind of thing, because on the one hand, it’s always such a venomous, catty piece of trash. But on the … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Khodorkovsky, Politics, Russia, Stalin, Vladimir Putin
Tagged government, liberal opposition, Politics, role models, Russia
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Shoshana Bryen Has a Chip on Her Shoulder. Perhaps it Came From Her Head.
August, overall, was good to us. Here on the Kremlin Stooge, we had our second-best month ever in terms of hits, and sometime a couple of days ago we rolled quietly past a quarter-million – we now sit at 256,093. … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Education, Government, Khodorkovsky, Middle East, Politics, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Tagged Education, government, opinion, Politics, Russia, Vladimir Putin
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Welcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends
“Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends; we’re so glad you could attend – come inside, come inside“. Sticking with the recent musical theme for the moment, let’s kick things off with the intro to British progressive … Continue reading
Posted in Alexei Navalny, Government, Khodorkovsky, Law and Order, Politics, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Tagged Alexei Navalny, government, liberal opposition, role models, Russia
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Boris Nemtsov, Habitual Lawbreaker
Probably everyone has heard of Voltaire, the great French author and philosopher. What you might not know is there was really no such person as Voltaire; it was a pen name adopted by Francois Marie Arouet, who assumed the nom-de-plume … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Nemtsov, Government, Khodorkovsky, La Russophobe, Law and Order, Rule of Law, Russia
Tagged Boris Nemtsov, government, La Russophobe, liberal opposition, Rule of Law, Russia
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Selling Krazy by the Kilo – The Disturbingly Irrational Anne Applebaum
You’ve probably read, at one time or another, that George W. Bush is a graduate of both Yale University and Harvard Business School: two of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the United States, and in the world. … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Education, Government, Khodorkovsky, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Tagged economy, Education, government, Russia
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The Khodorkovsky Conviction – Don’t Let the Door Hit You In the Ass On the Way In
As most everyone who was paying attention knows, Mikhail Khodorkovsky was convicted yesterday on embezzlement charges. Sentencing has yet to take place, but the most he could get is 14 years on top of the time he’s already served, and … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Khodorkovsky, Law and Order, Rule of Law, Russia
Tagged government, role models, Rule of Law, Russia
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The Kremlin Stooge 