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Россия сначала долго добивается, чтобы её боялись, а русские потом обижаются, что их никто не любит

The brilliant piece from FT

Date: 2008-09-01 11:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gerasirdis.livejournal.com
> сознательное противопоставление России = ее правительства и русских
pearju povsjudu u ivezde:

It is humiliating that the peoples who enjoyed the most prolonged and intimate acquaintance with the blessings of Russian imperialism rushed into the arms of the west, in general, and of the US, in particular. It is more than humiliating. It is dangerous. If such countries as Ukraine and Georgia make a success of liberal democracy, the position of the Russian elite itself would be endangered, at least in the long run.

How, after all, can one justify treating one’s people like idiot children when their relatives next door are treated as grown-ups? How does one legitimise a state built on the old KGB principles of force and fraud? The opening up of Russian politics to free competition of ideas might follow. That would never do.

So the crushing of Georgia and, if possible, the removal of its president serves a vital interest not of Russia, but of its rulers.

Пусть будет по твоему.

Date: 2008-09-01 03:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gerasirdis.livejournal.com
Не пеарю. И не везде.

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