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Category Archives: Slavs
On the Art of Noticing the Obvious, and Invisible People, Part II
As promised, we’re going to press on with the conclusion of Lyttenburgh’s piece. So far the first part has racked up 4,404 hits and attracted 996 comments; not bad at all. The premise that Russian liberals are fifth-columnists who are … Continue reading
Posted in Alexei Navalny, Boris Nemtsov, Education, Europe, Government, Law and Order, Russia, Slavs, Vladimir Putin, Yulya Latynina
Tagged Alexei Navalny, Boris Nemtsov, economy, Education, government, liberal opposition, Politics, role models, Russia
266 Comments
Counting The Dead – Soviet Losses in the Second World War
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I’ve added a new page for research papers – entitled, appropriately enough, “Research Papers”. The first contribution to it (well, I may add some older material to it later, like Jen’s research … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Europe, Government, Military, Politics, Russia, Slavs, Stalin, Strategy, Western Europe
Tagged Education, government, Military, Politics, Russia, Stalin, tragedy, War
1,044 Comments
Fear and Loathing Behind the Faith
If there’s a rule in international relations (and there isn’t, I’m just saying if there were), it would be, as soon as somebody starts sermonizing about how all-good they are and how all-wicked someone else is, buy defense stocks. Relentless … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Government, Politics, Religion, Russia, Serbia, Slavs
Tagged government, Politics, Religion, role models, Russia, Serbia, War
1,350 Comments
The Zombie Myth of Devastating Russian Depopulation
Among the many ad hoc terms coined during the reign of the Bush Administration, by both the administration itself and through the media’s efforts to adequately describe the phenomenon, there is the “zombie lie”. As described at Balloon Juice, a zombie … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Russia, Slavs, Vladimir Putin
Tagged Boris Nemtsov, economy, government, Russia, tragedy
52 Comments
Are Slavs Stupid?
In one of his latest comments, which offer wild conclusions unsupported by any apparent studies or evidence, our pet troll AJ suggests “IQ tests show that Slavs have a lower IQ than Western Europeans”, which purports to support a theory … Continue reading