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Putin is Weaponizing Popularity: Newsweek is not Amused.
“The mind, placed before any kind of difficulty, can find an ideal outlet in the absurd. Accommodation to the absurd readmits adults to the mysterious realm inhabited by children.” – André Breton How appropriate, to say nothing of au courant, … Continue reading
Posted in Alexei Navalny, Boris Nemtsov, Corruption, Economy, Europe, Government, Law and Order, Military, Politics, Russia, Strategy, Vladimir Putin
Tagged Alexei Navalny, Boris Nemtsov, economy, Education, government, liberal opposition, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, War
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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
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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
Navalny Hearts Trouble
Longtime readers will recall that Yalensis has sort of a thing about Alexei Navalny, and worked harder than any real journalist I know of to get to the bottom of the KirovLes timber scandal for which he was found guilty … Continue reading
Posted in Alexei Navalny, Corruption, Economy, Law and Order, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia
Tagged Alexei Navalny, economy, government, greed, liberal opposition, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia
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Fade To Black; KirovLes, The Final Chapter
Oh, they like to get you in a compromising position They like to get you there and smile in your face Well, they think they’re so cute when they got you in that condition Well I think it’s a total … Continue reading
Posted in Alexei Navalny, Corruption, Government, Investment, Law and Order, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade
Tagged Alexei Navalny, government, Petr Ofitserov, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia
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The Astounding Stupidity of Optimism
“If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn’t. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism“ I confess to a fondness for Oscar Wilde which extends far beyond his … Continue reading
The Bolotnaya Politburo Lays An Egg
As readers are doubtless aware, this weekend marked the occasion of online “elections” in Russia which are supposed to fire up the opposition and elevate new leaders who will establish a “shadow parliament”. Quite often in this brave new world … Continue reading
Posted in Alexei Navalny, Boris Nemtsov, Government, Politics, Russia, Strategy, Vladimir Putin
Tagged Alexei Navalny, Boris Nemtsov, government, liberal opposition, Politics, role models, Russia, Technology
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The KirovLes Case and the Navalny/Ofitserov Email Trail
Today, we have something a little different. After several attempts to coax him into the spotlight, shrinking violet Yalensis has finally agreed to do a guest post, and this one was an eye-opener for me. It could be argued that … Continue reading
Posted in Alexei Navalny, Corruption, Government, Investment, Law and Order, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia
Tagged Alexei Navalny, government, greed, liberal opposition, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia
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Vladimir Ryzhkov, Doomsday’s Outrider: I Wanted a NATO Intervention for Christmas
Bye-bye, 2011; Happy New Year, everyone! С Новым годом!! It’s funny, how you can go on reading the same newspaper day after day and, if it’s a foreign paper you mostly read only for the opinion columns, you never notice … Continue reading
Posted in Alexei Navalny, Economy, Government, Law and Order, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Tagged Alexei Navalny, economy, government, liberal opposition, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia
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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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The Kremlin Stooge 