“No, I mean I’m sorry that you’ve inherited such a miserable, collapsing Old Country. A place where rich Bankers own everything, where you’ve got to be grateful for a part-time job with no benefits and no retirement plan, where the … Continue reading
Unwrap yourself for a starving man Come drown your thoughts if they bite you Turn off the world if it makes you hurt I’m just a clown but I like you… Max Webster, from “Let Go the Line” What follows … Continue reading
Out of the blue and into the black You pay for this, but they give you that And once you’re gone, you can’t come back… Neil Young, from “Into The Black” The final stage of a star, going into stellar … Continue reading
He hears the silence howling; catches angels as they fall And the all-time winner has got him by the balls: He picks up Gideon’s Bible, open at page one; God stole the handle, and the train won’t stop going… No … Continue reading
Yet again, from his secret cell somewhere among the labyrinthine streets of a Russian city, kovane speaks. This is heartening, as it means Putin’s goons haven’t gotten him yet. Actually, that’s kind of a joke between us, proceeding from the … Continue reading
Regular readers will remember the article, “On the Politics of Russia”, which appeared here as a translation from Alexander Latsa’s great blog, “Dissonance”. It inspired a spirited and excellent discussion, and I hope others learned as much from it as … Continue reading
What is it about President Medvedev’s attempts to set up a “technology city” at Skolkovo that drives some western journalists over the edge? It seems to be more than just the typical desire – again, on the part of some sources … Continue reading
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