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Sunday, May 06, 2012
A misconception?
According to Mark Adomanis at Forbes, "While the idea of Russians as obsequious supporters of a “strong hand” is cliched, I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that most Russians will not react very positively to a movement that is seen throwing empty bottles, rocks, and asphalt at the police." Mark Adomanis seems to greatly underestimate the visceral dislike - even hatred - and contempt for police shared by the widest thinkable cross-section of the Russian populace. Once the protesters are seen as occasionally overcoming the riot police, popular support is only likely to strengthen. That kind of hatred-driven support would require a strong populist leader to harness. The protesters' problem is a lack of a clear political agenda, and of leaders capable of governing later, besides Navalny perhaps. Enetation comments
What we saw in Moscow today was a legal, peaceful demonstration that ended in police violence. But something tells me the fight will do more to end the rule of the twin dwarf usurpers than the earlier, peaceful rallies.
Enetation comments Sunday, December 04, 2011
Election day, huh? Enetation comments Friday, July 22, 2011
Back? Enetation comments Saturday, December 01, 2007
It's all predictable, yet not quite No doubt, tomorrow's parliamentary election is not going to be fair or free. But the interesting thing about it that United Russia, the "party of power," is seriously afraid it may not get the majority it wants. (I'm not sure if it is 50% or 75% or some other number between 50% and 100%.) They're sure to fix it anyway, but it may not be the neat job they were hoping for. Enetation comments Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Enetation comments Monday, June 04, 2007
Als alle Vögel sangen, or, The spring is over (though not astronomically so) In the second half of May, birds seemed to be singing all over Moscow. Even in the garden between the Leninsky Prospekt and one of those columnar "Research Institute" buildings, over the traffic noise, I heard... perhaps a nightingale. I am still unsure if I can make out birds' voices but I'd like to think it was nightingales that I heard at night outside my window for a whole week in May. Enetation comments Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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