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Quote:This is true on Russian soil and abroad, due to entanglement with international capital. In conclusion, Putin's Russia is a capitalist country in which the economic foundations of monopoly capitalism - imperialism with some particularities - clearly exist.
::face.palm:: ::cuckoo::
In other news, The Saker put an article from Inside Russia on how Putin got tough Nuland by refusing to soften Minsk II. I was foolish enough to ask why would we be glad about this toughness when the very existence of Minsk II is in itself a problem and certainly a sign of lack of toughness. That post was disappeared. Here's the guy who was so emotional and cheer leading the heroes of Novorussiya and has done nothing but follow the party line ever since. ::club::
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FWIW: A report from CNN on unhappy Russians and Putin's plans for privatization. Where have I heard that before. Reagan. GHWB. Clinton. Obama. Bad company.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/02/news/eco...d=20919366
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Hmmm! A very revealing speech by Foreign Minister Lavrov on how he sees Russia's role in the world. The text is from RT: Russia is open to the widest possible cooperation with the West. I think it shows more than ever the Russian elite as globalists who want to be treated as equals at the table rather than as a morsel to be split up and devoured.
The following is a scathing critique by Vladimir Suchan (FB).
Quote:At the time when Maria Zakharova issued her statement, in which she accused Stalin of being worse than Hitler to Russia, Sergey Lavrov issued in his name a longer article on the history of the Russian statehood. Here are some of the highlights:
1. Lavrov claims that the policy of submission to the Golden Horde by the Russian rulers (as a result of military defeats) was done in order to preserve Christian faith and "the right to decide their fate." The submission was, according to Lavrov, a "wise and forward-looking policy," and "is in our genes."
"Let us recall in this connection the policy pursued by Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky, who opted to temporarily submit to Golden Horde rulers, who were tolerant of Christianity, in order to uphold the Russians' right to have a faith of their own and to decide their fate, despite the European West's attempts to put Russian lands under full control and to deprive Russians of their identity. I am confident that this wise and forward-looking policy is in our genes."
2. Lavrov calls the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 "without a doubt ... a terrible tragedy for our nation."
3. Lavrov's "balancing act" on the "evils" of the Soviet Union looks like this: "The Soviet Union, for all its evils, never aimed to destroy entire nations."
4. According to Lavrov (what a lie!), the demolition of the Soviet Union was an act of the will of the people assisted by bad luck: "There is no substance behind the popular belief that the Soviet Union's dissolution signified Western victory in the Cold War. It was the result of our people's will for change plus an unlucky chain of events." As you can see, he also claims that the demise of the Soviet Union and its defeat in the Cold War was not a Western victory.
5. Lavrov concludes by approvingly quoting Ivaan Ilyin who praised--after World War II--Nazism and criticized it for its failure to defeat the Soviet Union. Here Lavrov approves of Ilyin's claim that, for Russia as a great power, the size of its territory and the number of its people is not important: "Speaking about Russia's role in the world as a great power, Russian philosopher Ivan Ilyin said that the greatness of a country is not determined by the size of its territory or the number of its inhabitants, but by the capacity of its people and its government to take on the burden of great world problems and to deal with these problems in a creative manner."
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::vomit::
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Magda Hassan Wrote:::vomit::
Wait, there's more:
Quote:Russian Ministry of Defense @ mod_russia#SYRIA During meeting of opposition of religious leaders, it was suggested to develop new Constitution project for nationwide discussion
Vladimir Suchan @ SuchanVladimir 22m22 minutes ago
Vladimir Suchan Retweeted Russian Defense Ministry
The Russian airbase in Syria has become a place which opposition to the Syrian government uses as its meeting venue.
As in the Donbass, terms are dictated by the Kremlin without participation by Assad. So much for the Russian claim that it is the only country invited by Assad to fight terrorists. (I wish there was an emoticon for Crock of Shit.)
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From last year's celebration of the Great Victory. Note there are multiple images from that time BUT they are dancing to swing music -- distinctly American. Symbolic?
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Not really. Swing was popular at the time. But I get your point and agree.
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Magda Hassan Wrote:Not really. Swing was popular at the time. But I get your point and agree.
It was huge in the US, but was it a part of Soviet Russian life during WWII?
If not, then this is very curious.
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Lauren Johnson Wrote:Magda Hassan Wrote:Not really. Swing was popular at the time. But I get your point and agree.
It was huge in the US, but was it a part of Soviet Russian life during WWII?
If not, then this is very curious.
Yes, it was not as big a part as in the UK but that music was representative of the time but well loved and supported in some parts of society. At one stage for a little while the US and USSR were on the same side.
http://www.dieselpunks.org/profiles/blog...viet-union
http://www.russia-ic.com/culture_art/music/720/
http://patefon.knet.ru/kdf/main.html
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Magda Hassan Wrote:Lauren Johnson Wrote:Magda Hassan Wrote:Not really. Swing was popular at the time. But I get your point and agree.
It was huge in the US, but was it a part of Soviet Russian life during WWII?
If not, then this is very curious.
Yes, it was not as big a part as in the UK but that music was representative of the time but well loved and supported in some parts of society. At one stage for a little while the US and USSR were on the same side.
http://www.dieselpunks.org/profiles/blog...viet-union
http://www.russia-ic.com/culture_art/music/720/
http://patefon.knet.ru/kdf/main.html
Thanks for the info. Just shows how uninformed (misinformed?) about Russian culture I have been.
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