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Tag Archives: translation
Translation: Russia’s Phantom Tandem, Real Triumvirate and the Kremlin Clan Wars
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
The Boris Bombshell. Two Years Later. Still a Dud.
During the past two years, Russian “dissident” liberals Boris Nemtsov and Vladimir Milov have produced a frankly maniacal quantity of so-called “Independent Expert Reports” (there are now seven of them) that purport to debunk the “persistent myths imposed by official … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile, Translations
Tagged authoritarianism, demography, economy, liberasty, politics, public health, putin, Russia Resources, russians, translation, western media
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On Liberasts and Liberasty
So I decide to write about Putin’s mistakes to counter my public image as “ein strammer Putin-soldat“, and guess what, the first comment I get denounces me as a ”completely naive and/or delusional person” for daring to “take “Russia’s corruption trends” … Continue reading
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Tagged liberasty, politics, public health, Russia Resources, russians, russophobes, translation
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Translation: “Radio Liberty – The Liberty of Mendacity”
One of my readers, Fedia Kriukov, kindly pointed me to a LiveJournal blog post by Ksenia Larina from August 13th, 2009. She’s been working with the liberal “Echo of Moscow” radio station since 1991 and her husband, Rinat Valiulin, had … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile, Translations
Tagged corruption, human rights, liberasty, russophobes, translation, western hypocrisy, western media
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Translation: Confessions of a Russian “Liberal” Part 2
This is a continuation of Part 1, my translation of the inspiring story of how an honest, courageous woman who dared to admit her mistakes and expose the Russian “liberals” for the amoral Bolshevik hypocrites that they really are. She … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile, Translations
Tagged human rights, politics, putin, russians, russophobes, translation, vision, western media
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Translation: Confessions of a Russian “Liberal” Part 1
NOTE: This article TRANSLATION: Tatyana Korchevnaya LJ post of Feb 24, 2009 is now available in pdf format. It is a pity that foreigners are not privy to the wild and wacky world of LiveJournal, Russia’s premier blogging site – … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile, Translations
Tagged human rights, military, politics, putin, russians, russophobes, translation, western media
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