Orcs were originally elves, but genetically corrupted by Sauron. Lucas interprets Elves as Americans and Orcs as the murderous goons of the old KGB. Now obviously there’s no connection whatsoever between the American people and the KGB.

My mini-theory is that Lucas actually believes that Russians are a corrupted and twisted version of once good people (white Christians), by the genetic and political legacy of the Golden Horde. In other words, the dark Other, the perverted reflection so common in fantasy literature. But this version is politically incorrect amongst the more ‘respectable’ Russophobe circles (at least in public), hence his rather awkward designation of KGBists as orcs, which doesn’t make much sense since their are cunning and intelligent not something orcs are reknowned for.

The proper fantasy-based comparison would associate KGBists with the Myrddraal of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time – dark, humorless, without dreams or souls, elite . Whereas ordinary Russians (as portrayed in Nazi propaganda of which he is probably a big fan) are primitive brutes who want nothing more from life than to loot, rape and gorge on drink – like orcs.

With all respect (in fact admiration) for you I think the problem is not Edward Lucas per se. He is a rabid “zoological” Russophobe whose hatred and virulent racism are extraordinary. On the other, there are many sick people out there. Remarkable is the fact that although Edward Lucas was consistently wrong in his outlandish “prophesies” (I well remember his predictions from 1998) he is still pretty much in charge. He sets the tone and the pitch of the discourse on Russia. The Economist did not fire him. The vile creature spits venom and gets paid for it. In fact it seems he got even more influential. Which tells me that Edward Lucas is not a lone madman but is the voice of the Anglo-American establishments and for the Russians regardless of their political views and persuasions, he is the voice of the Enemy. Another curious things as how those Russophobes (who again are almost officially in charge of shaping the discourse on Russia) are all mingling and cuddling together – the despicable Appelbaum, her Russia-obsessed wicked husband, little Baltic fascists, Ed Lucas, all the vermin bound together in one united league of evil.

This is both hilarious and grotesque. Extremely obese, pinkish, profusely perspiring Mart Laar, an out-in-the open racially obsessed Nazi (his books on Estonian SS Legion were seized as Nazi propaganda by the German police) is Ed Lucas’s Frodo.

To the blog’s owner. Hello dear:), when you put new links to Ed Lucas’s site you needlessly promote the evil creature by generating higher Google relevance ranking for his web blog/web hole. Don’t do that (unless you are on a hidden quest to generate more publicity for Lucas, which I don’t think is the case).