Recent Comments
Tag Archives: tragedy
Seasons Greetings From the Masters of Illusion
Nolan Peterson, perennial Ukraine optimist and is-the-glass-half-empty-or-are-you-not-listening-to-me guy, feels like the country has turned a corner. Yes, by God, things are looking up. Ukraine might not be able to look forward to EU membership, but hey! It has visa-free travel, … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Economy, Europe, Government, Politics, Religion, Russia, Trade, Ukraine
Tagged economy, government, Politics, role models, Russia, Trade, tragedy, Ukraine
1,923 Comments
What Does Freedom Mean to You? Putin at Valdai, 2016
American protest songs, lyrically at least, showcase that as an expression of national consciousness, Americans lost their understanding of what freedom means somewhere in the early 1970’s. Sentiment against dictatorships and enslavement of populations gave way to more America-centric problems, … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Economy, Europe, Government, Law and Order, Politics, Russia, Strategy, Trade, Vladimir Putin
Tagged economy, Education, government, Politics, role models, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, tragedy
2,432 Comments
Sundown in the Somalia of Europe
Ah, love, let us be true To one another! for the world, which seems To lie before us like a land of dreams, So various, so beautiful, so new, Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light, Nor certitude, nor … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Economy, Europe, Government, Investment, Law and Order, Politics, Russia, Trade, Ukraine
Tagged economy, government, Politics, Russia, Trade, tragedy, Ukraine
813 Comments
Kiev’s Apologists Don’t Think it Did Anything Wrong.
The Kyiv Post has always been pretty nationalistic, and never had too much time for Russia. It has an inconsistent record on the Ukrainian oligarchy, showing occasional flashes of frankness in which it castigates the idle rich, and depressing runs … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Law and Order, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Terrorism, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
Tagged government, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, tragedy, Ukraine, War
248 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
Wanted: Research Assistant. Must Write Braille. Apply to: U.S. Department of State
It was the kind of thing you have to see with your own eyes. Unless you are a reporter who has physical access to U.S. State Department press conferences, that is, in which case you could see it with your … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Government, Law and Order, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Terrorism, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Western Europe
Tagged economy, government, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, tragedy, Ukraine, War
341 Comments
The Songs of Every Man
From a distance we all have enough, And no one is in need. And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease, No hungry mouths to feed. From a distance, there is harmony, And it echoes through the land. … Continue reading
Posted in China, Government, Middle East, Politics, Russia, Terrorism, Vladimir Putin
Tagged China, economy, government, greed, Politics, role models, Russia, tragedy
803 Comments
Diary of a Madwoman
Laughter, according to Dr. Robert Provine, is part of the universal human vocabulary. We don’t do it consciously; it is an impulse, and we’re all born with the ability – even Dick Cheney, although you may have never seen him … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Investment, La Russophobe, Politics, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Tagged economy, government, La Russophobe, Politics, Russia, tragedy
243 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
Note to Russians – Tear Your Clothes and Scream More on CNN
Maybe it’s true that the world has become cynical and detached, and that nothing much moves us any more. Maybe it’s true that journalists have to dig a little harder, cut a little deeper, assume a little more controversial stance … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Law and Order, Russia, Terrorism, Vladimir Putin
Tagged government, opinion, Rule of Law, Russia, tragedy
117 Comments
The Kremlin Stooge 