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Far More People Protested FOR Putin Than Against, But You Wouldn’t Know It From The Western Media

Posted on February 5, 2012 by AK

The above photo, part of a photo report by Ridus, shows the Anti-Orange protest at Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow on February 4th. Does that look like 35,000 people to you, let alone 20,000 or 15,000?Because those were the most commonly cited figures … Continue reading →

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Unofficial Early Voting For The Russian President

Posted on February 2, 2012 by AK
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Translation: Sergey Lukyanenko – I Will Vote For Putin

Posted on January 23, 2012 by AK

Courtesy of Evgeny‘s comment at Mark Adomanis’ blog, I found a very interesting piece by Sergey Lukyanenko – the bestselling Russian sci-fi writer best known for his Night Watch series, which was later converted into Russia’s first blockbuster film in … Continue reading →

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New Year Special: 2012 Predictions

Posted on January 3, 2012 by AK

It’s been a great year! To recap, in rough chronological order, 2011 saw: The most popular post (with 562 comments and counting; granted, most of them consisting of Indians and Pakistanis flaming each other); Visualizing the Kremlin Clans (joint project … Continue reading →

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What They Say After: The Post-Elections Polls

Posted on December 22, 2011 by AK

Citing evidence revolving around pre-elections opinion polls and exit polls, in my Al Jazeera article on the Russian Duma elections I made the argument that “the aggregate level of falsifications is probably at around five per cent, and almost certainly … Continue reading →

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Putin The Peaceful?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by AK

At least, surely more so than Obama, winner of 2009′s Nobel Peace Prize. Let’s do it by the numbers. Russia under Putin fought one war, in response to Georgian aggression against Ossetians with Russian citizenship and UN-mandated Russian peacekeepers. In contrast, … Continue reading →

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Unraveling The Tandem Switch

Posted on October 8, 2011 by AK

Now that my initial triumphalism over Putin’s return has faded a bit, it’s time for a more analytical look. One of the main reasons I thought Medvedev would be the more likely person to be United Russia’s Presidential candidate is that … Continue reading →

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Translation: Putin On Russia’s Eurasian Future

Posted on October 4, 2011 by AK

Things just get keep getting better and better. Not only is Putin returning, but he is also bringing with him a bunch of new, innovative ideas on foreign policy centered around Eurasian integration, on which he expounded in a recent … Continue reading →

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But Always, A Hero Comes Home

Posted on September 24, 2011 by AK

EDIT: This article has been translated into Russian at Inosmi.ru (Герой всегда возвращается). The King returns. As this is breaking news, please feel free to discuss this breaking news while I write up a more substantive post. In summary: (1) … Continue reading →

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More On Learning Chinese

Posted on August 12, 2011 by AK

So today I finished my intensive Chinese class, which I celebrated by drinking lots of 啤酒 (and silently toasting the heroic oppositionistas struggling against UK bourgeois state tyranny). Here is my third set of observations. 1. Most other languages now look … Continue reading →

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