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#Poll: Politician of the Year 2014
Filed under: Polls Tagged: 2014, Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, China, David Cameron, East, EU, European Union, François Hollande, France, FRG, Geopolitics, Germany, Great Britain, Herman Van Rompuy,...
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#ColdWar II (The Ruskies Are Facepalming)
Captain Obviov wants to tell you some obvious things: The image of ‘Russia’ was reified as non-West or even anti-West long before the Cold War I. It was true for Russian Empire (“Russian Tzar wants to...
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Lost in Translation: W-word, or What about #Whataboutism?
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. ❄❄❄ I’ve said it earlier that Russia is the ideal Other for the West and vice versa. Hence, if there is Russian whataboutism why there can’t be an American/Western...
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#Year2014: 10 Crucial Points of the Year & a Poll
As for me, the motto of this year could be: partying with illusions. ❄❄❄ Crucial points of 2014 in my opinion (in a somewhat chronological order): The year started with Sochi Olympic Games (see:...
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Fyodor #Dostoyevsky on the #Slavic Question
Fyodor Dostoyevsky‘s Diary (1877, November). Some Quite Special Remarks about the Slavs That I Intended to Make Long Ago. Incidentally, I’ll make a few special remarks about the Slavs and the Slavic...
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Worldview of a Xenopatriot
I’ve just found a picture [this is my edit of Patriot’s version below] illustrating the views expressed on this blog: the West and Russia are the ideal Other for each other. It’s a mirror thing: be it...
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Russian Recursion
ЯussiaN RecursioИ is the Russian view of the Western perception of the Russian view of the Western perception… 8-) Filed under: Klyukvification, Russian Stereotypes Tagged: Ideal Other,...
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#Poll: Who Is Mr. #Snowden?
While Snowden is snowed in at his snow den in Russia, his bust is was installed in NYC. So here’s the question: who is Mr. Snowden in your opinion? Filed under: Monuments, News, Politics, Polls Tagged:...
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50 Shades of Prey, or The Russian Bear Bait
The Politics of Music & the Music of Politics. Track №2 (interlude): “Post-Soviet Tristesse & Echo of the Turbulent 90s”. I’ve received a comment on my post titled “Voice of the Russian Jilted...
View Article#TrickyLeaks: How the Russians Manipulated US 2016 Elections
Captain Obviov: Operation TRUMP proved itself to be a YUGE success. Russia’s meddling in the American presidential elections is too obvious to deny. The Russians started a secret operation in early...
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