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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
The Iron Lady and the Young Reformer
The last post is getting too comment-heavy for easy loading, I’m afraid, and while I don’t lack for inspiration for a new post – God knows there’s always enough material, from the strange please-everyone contortions of Michael McFaul to the … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Nemtsov, Corruption, Economy, Government, Investment, Politics, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Tagged Boris Nemtsov, economy, government, liberal opposition, opinion, Politics, Russia
1,320 Comments
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 Valdai Club: Departing Reality for Self-Deception and Points North
Imagine you’re at the car lot, looking for a new car. You see a sporty model you like…but you notice the 4-cylinder variant costs $6,000.00 more than the 6-cylinder although you can see no other difference between them. When you … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Nemtsov, Economy, Government, Law and Order, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Tagged Boris Nemtsov, economy, government, liberal opposition, opinion, Politics, role models, Russia
183 Comments
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
760 Comments
Après moi, la Désintégration: Alexander Motyl Does Putin’s New Russia
Once upon a time – say, back in 1993, when his Dilemmas of Independence; Ukraine After Totalitarianism was published – you might have been able to reason with Alexander Motyl. I mean, he’s obviously not a stupid guy: he’s published … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Nemtsov, Corruption, Economy, Government, Politics, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Tagged Boris Nemtsov, economy, government, liberal opposition, Politics, Russia, Ukraine
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Rolling in on the Wheels of Inevitability – It’s Good to be King
It’s good to be king, if just for a while To be there in velvet, yeah, to give ’em a smile It’s good to get high, and never come down It’s good to be king of your own little town … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Nemtsov, Economy, Government, Investment, Politics, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Tagged Boris Nemtsov, economy, government, liberal opposition, Politics, Russia
109 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
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The Kremlin Stooge 