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Tag Archives: putin
Censorship in Russia?
The American mainstream media tends to give the impression that Russia under Putin is not that different from the good ole USSR. Having visited the Soviet Union a number of times prior to Gorbachev’s reforms and keeping abreast of the Russian press today, I know how false that picture is. Before censorship was lifted, the only honest political discussions I could have with my Russian friends was when no other Russians were present, and we were out of range of any possible, hidden microphones (e.g., in my hotel room). Compare that to an article in yesterday’s Moscow Times, which reads in part: Continue reading
Rigged Russian Election?
Given how our media have covered Russia’s March 4 presidential election, it is understandable that many Americans believe Vladimir Putin stole the presidency. The reality, however, is somewhat different. From all the reading I have done, it appears that there was some electoral fraud, but that Putin would have won by a significant margin in any event. Aside from being wrong, that disconnect between American perception and Russian reality creates a warrantless risk of a nuclear confrontation. Continue reading
The Risk of Humiliating Adversaries
While many factors propelled the rise of Hitler and Nazism, humiliating Germany at the end of World War I played a major role. Hitler even forced the French to surrender in the same railway car – in the exact same … Continue reading
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Tagged fareed zakaria, georgia, henry kissinger, humiliation, martin hellman, nuclear risk, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, Patrick Buchanan, putin, stanford
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How Strict is Russian Censorship?
Radio Free Europe’s post about a spoof on Putin shows that, in spite of all the abuse, Russia today is nothing like the pre-perestroika Soviet Union. Continue reading
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Tagged freedom, freedom of speech, Hellman, putin, russia, spoof, stanford
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