Putin's Russia: rich, powerful, unpredictable and malicious | 52 comments (52 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: From 8 September 2000 (none / 0)

It all goes to the heart of the Western misunderstanding about Russia--the tendency to say that it is all so mysterious and nasty that the best thing is to pretend that it is going to be all right, and the Russians know best what to do with their own country.

Really?

Agree with the mysterious (and DoDo thought the BBC was better than that...) and nasty part. But I think we stopped pretending it was going to be alright almost decade ago. And that last part! Ack! The Western "misunderstanding" that the Russians know best what to do with their country? I find that to be niether the trend, nor a "misunderstanding" ...

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire

by p------- on Mon Jan 9th, 2006 at 06:50:38 PM EST
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Re: From 8 September 2000 (none / 0)

poemless,

Jerome seems to think highly of this moron.

Разве так возможно прочитав эту дрянь наверху?

by slaboymni on Mon Jan 9th, 2006 at 07:01:11 PM EST
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Re: From 8 September 2000 (none / 0)

Разве так возможно прочитав эту дрянь наверху?

Vosmajnio prachitat => to be able to read I think
So I guess this means "how can anyone read such a thing?" or something along those lines, or maybe "how did you manage to read through that stuff"

How far off am I?

Do I get a candy bar? :))

by Alex in Toulouse on Mon Jan 9th, 2006 at 07:24:16 PM EST
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Re: From 8 September 2000 (none / 1)

Ce n'est pas mal, mais ce n'est pas correct aussi.

Peut etre les autres peuvent offrir une meillure traduction...

My French is obviously not the greatest either.

by slaboymni on Mon Jan 9th, 2006 at 08:22:36 PM EST
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Re: From 8 September 2000 (none / 1)

Well, Jerome is an international man of mystery. Who knows how his mind works?

But I suspect he values the piece for its entertainment value. And respects a fellow rabble-rouser... And I don't know if I'd call it trash. Maybe silly, opinionated, unproductive. But apparently it was meant to be...

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire

by p------- on Tue Jan 10th, 2006 at 12:54:29 PM EST
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Putin's Russia: rich, powerful, unpredictable and malicious | 52 comments (52 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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