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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: jews
National Comparisons: The People
The second part of my series comparing Russia, Britain, and the US focuses on the people themselves. What are their strengths and foibles? How do they vary by class, region, race, and religion? How do they view each other and … Continue reading
Posted in National Comparisons
Tagged alcohol, baltics, class system, cuisine, discrimination, education, europe, georgia, international relations, iq, islamophobia, jews, latvia, opinion poll, poland, religion, russia, russian diaspora, russians, russophobia, sexism, travel, uk, ukraine, usa
39 Comments
The Geopolitics of Israel vs. Flotilla
So given that it’s the only game in town, let’s start provocative? The only group who behaved rationally are the Israeli commandos and the Americans. And perhaps the Turkish government. The Israeli position on the Gaza blockade is understandable (which … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House
Tagged arabs, geopolitics, international relations, islam, israel, jews, palestine, turkey
20 Comments
Безродный Космополит
По окончании Великой Отечественной Войны, в известнoм тосте, Сталин выделил русских, составляющих большинство красноармейцев, как «наиболее выдающуюся нацию из всех наций, входящих в состав Советского Союза». На другой стороне земного шара, в рассказе “Conversation Piece, 1945”, Владимир Набоков описывает пикантную … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House, Da Russophile, Возвышенное Забвение
Tagged authoritarianism, history, human rights, jews, life, morale, philosophy, rant, на русском
4 Comments
Russia’s Sisyphean Loop
Anatoly Karlin @ www.SublimeOblivion.com PDF version | DOC version Russia’s Sisyphean Loop The Eternal Return to the Future? In this article I attempt to explain Russia’s historical cycles of failed Westernization and to project its future socio-political trajectory. First, I … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile, Sublime Oblivion
Tagged authoritarianism, communism, core article, corruption, culture, demography, economy, geopolitics, history, imperialism, jews, liberasty, medvedev, military, morale, poland, putin, resource depletion, russia, russians, soviet union, stalin, vision, western hypocrisy, western media
5 Comments
Diasporas and Barbarians
During one conversation at Sean’s Russia Blog, the commentator Evgeny referred me to a work by Russian political analyst & nationalist Konstantin Krylov, Поведение (“Behavior”). In it he tries to classify the world’s civilizations into four ethical systems (South – … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House, Da Russophile, Sublime Oblivion
Tagged chaos, collapse, history, israel, jews, liberasty, life, morale, philosophy, russians
8 Comments