Category Archives: Da Russophile

Boris Berezovsky: Godfather of Strategy-31 Abroad?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by AK

EDIT: This article has been translated into Russian at Inosmi.Ru (Борис Березовский: крестный отец “Стратегии-31″ за границей?). In recent months, there has coalesced yet another, fleeting Russian liberal movement, focused on holding (unsanctioned) protests on the last day of the month … Continue reading →

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The Kremlinologist Catechism

Posted on August 27, 2010 by AK

This is a reprint of my article for the Sep/Oct 2010 issue of Russian Life magazine. It is a condensed version of Rosstat and Levada are Russophobia’s Bane. Enjoy! There is a Catechism that dominates American discourse on Russia today. Just … Continue reading →

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Russophobe Hack Exposed, or: The Misadventures of Dorothée Olliéric of France-2

Posted on August 26, 2010 by AK

So you know how the Western commentariat carries on about how Russia Today fawns over the Kremlin and propagates anti-Western propaganda, while shamelessly peddling itself as a paragon of universal truth and uncompromising objectivity? Welcome to the next installment in the never-ending … Continue reading →

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The Death of Sergei Tretyakov & Spook Flame Wars

Posted on August 20, 2010 by AK

Sergei Tretyakov, the Russian traitor / US patriot (whatever you prefer), died June 13, 2010, at the age of 53. The Russian “illegals” were rounded up on June 27. The two week gap is exactly the same as the amount … Continue reading →

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Interview with Peter Lavelle (Russia Today)

Posted on August 9, 2010 by AK

The next installment of our Watching the Russia Watchers series at S/O features an interview with Peter Lavelle, the main political analyst at the Russia Today TV network, host of its CrossTalk debate show and Untimely Thoughts blogger. (He also … Continue reading →

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Russia Burning: not Apocalypse, but its Prelude

Posted on August 7, 2010 by AK

This post is a meta-commentary on media coverage of Russia’s drought and wildfires. Now make no mistake, I admire the yeoman work of some journalists in covering Russia burning: no doubt a few will even make their way into the … Continue reading →

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Translation: Russia’s Phantom Tandem, Real Triumvirate and the Kremlin Clan Wars

Posted on August 3, 2010 by AK

In the post with A Good Treaty’s interview, the commentator peter recommended this book, ВЛАСТЬ-2010: 60 биографий (Power in 2010: 60 biographies) by Vladimir Pribylovsky, as a “useful primer on who’s who in the Kremlin”. I happen to agree – with … Continue reading →

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Interview with A Good Treaty

Posted on July 28, 2010 by AK

Kicking off the Watching the Russia Watchers interview series at S/O is the promising new blogger A Good Treaty. He is a DC-based foreign policy analyst who prefers a “good treaty with Russia” to only treating with a good Russia: as a … Continue reading →

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