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Simple and low cost - return to the rhetorical stance of the Yeltsin era concerning the Soviet past - a consistent policy of lots of condemnation, apologies, and regret. However, my impression is that neither the general population nor the elites have any desire to do so.
by MarekNYC on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:19:14 PM EST
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But they're not Zhirinovski either.

However, Western Europe cannot convince Russia that it is in their interest to have good relations - they have to come to that conclusion themselves.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:40:25 PM EST
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