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In addition to blogging here, Anatoly Karlin also runs Arctic Progress.
You can also read his articles at Inosmi (на русском) and Al Jazeera.
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Tag Archives: georgia
The Transition 20 Years On: The Reckoning
It is now nearly 20 years since market reformers began liberalizing the economies of Eastern Europe, or as some smart-ass put it, trying to revive the fish in the centrally planned fish stews. These stews, cooked to diverse recipes from goulash … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House, Da Russophile
Tagged baltics, caucasus, central asia, economy, georgia, history, politics, russia, ukraine
16 Comments
Sublime News #2
1. In response to Gregor’s surprise over my lack of mention of the Dubai assassination – don’t think it’s important or that anything substantial will come out of it. Britain may make a media ruckus over the faking of their … Continue reading
Posted in Sublime News
Tagged belarus, china, climate change, demography, economy, energy, georgia, global warming, humor, israel, me, middle east, military, politics, rant, russia, russophobes, terrorism, turkey, ukraine, usa
6 Comments
Regathering of the Russian Lands
I have long noted Russia’s resurgence back into the ranks of the leading Great Powers; I predicted that the global economic crisis will not have a long-term retarding impact on the Russian economy; and within the past year I have … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile, Sublime Oblivion
Tagged armenia, azerbaijan, caucasus, demography, economy, energy, france, geopolitics, georgia, imperialism, international relations, military, politics, russia, ukraine, war
14 Comments
Voice of the People Part 3
This is a summary of opinion polls conducted by the Levada-Center, Russia’s Gallup, since February 2009, and continues from Part 1 and Part 2. Along with the original post Lovely Levada, this series constitutes a unique English-language reference for social … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile
Tagged authoritarianism, baltics, belarus, corruption, culture, economy, estonia, georgia, history, human rights, international relations, liberasty, medvedev, military, morale, opinion poll, politics, putin, russia, russians, russophobes, soviet union, ukraine, western hypocrisy
3 Comments
Perils of Water
Three interesting stories, all tied with Russia and water. 1. The explosion at the Sayano-Shushenskaya dam in Siberia. Though the official Russian version is that it was a blown transformer, the Chechen separatists / terrorists are claiming that it’s their … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House, Da Russophile
Tagged chechnya, corruption, georgia, international relations, military, nato, politics, putin, usa, video, western media
7 Comments
New Russia-Georgia War?
Whispers of war are heard in the Caucasus, as the anniversary of last year’s South Ossetian War approaches. Will the guns of August be fired in anger to mark the occasion? Vote below. This poll will be open throughout August. … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House, Da Russophile
Tagged armenia, chechnya, geopolitics, georgia, imperialism, international relations, military, nato, war, western hypocrisy, western media
46 Comments
Reconsidering Parshev
In most Russian bookstores, there is a bookshelf or two dedicated to so-called “patriotic literature” – reappraisals of Stalin against “liberal revisionism”, overviews of Russia’s secret super-weapons, the exploits of its special forces and Russian theo-philosophy. Much of it is … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile, Sublime Oblivion
Tagged agriculture, central asia, china, economy, geopolitics, georgia, history, morale, peak oil, resource depletion, ukraine, usa, vision
16 Comments
Top 50 Russophobe Myths
This is a list of common Russophobe myths about Russia and its people, and the successor to a March 2008 post on a similar theme. Please be sure to check the supporting notes at the bottom before dismissing this as neo-Soviet … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile
Tagged baltics, chechnya, china, communism, core article, culture, economy, geopolitics, georgia, history, human rights, international relations, kosovo, liberasty, medvedev, military, morale, opinion poll, putin, russians, russophobes, serbia, soviet union, stalin, ukraine, visegrad, western hypocrisy, western media
44 Comments
Voice of the People (since July 2008) Part 2
Please note that this is a continuation of Part 1. Sept 22: Attitudes on South Ossetia and Abkhazia. 56% support stationing troops in South Ossetia while 27% support withdrawal. 40% believe recognizing their independence will benefit Russia, 15% think it … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile
Tagged culture, demography, economy, education, georgia, human rights, opinion poll, politics, public health
1 Comment
Voice of the People (since July 2008) Part I
Since the last time I covered Levada‘s opinion polls was a whopping half a year back, I reckon its time to make an update on what Russians are thinking since then. A comprehensive kind of post, like what I did … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile
Tagged culture, demography, economy, georgia, human rights, international relations, opinion poll, politics, putin, russophobes, uk, ukraine, usa
3 Comments