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Russian Housecleaning

The Christian Science Monitor - As if it were wielding a broom, the Kremlin is busily sweeping away its political opposition - clearing the path for a friendly candidate to succeed Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is constitutionally barred from running again in 2008.
Ref. https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...cm_csm/ekremlin

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Well, isn't this interesting? Are the theories in the previous pages beginning to take fruition? Can we expect an even more Socialist Russia set in concrete?

PUTIN PUTTING STOP TO DEMOCRATIC TREND, WRITERS SAY

The road to democracy -- which many Americans expected to develop in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union -- has taken a huge detour under Vladimir Putin.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C...60358%2C00.html

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BUSH, PUTIN STRESS UNITY

Though their political relationship is strained, President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin are trying to speak with one voice about the war on terror and the campaign to stop North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C...62226%2C00.html

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I don't believe Russia is heading back towards the dark days of communism. At least not under Putin. But that is not to say Putin is an angel, far from it.

It would appear that Putin, former KGB, has his own interpretation of democracy, which most liberal minded people would term autocracy.

And there is still rampant corruption in Russia.

Putin has escalated bloody incursions into Chechnya making it one of the most dangerous places on earth. Grozny is one of the most bombarded city on the planet and 10,000s of innocent civilians have been murdered by the Russians. I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned in previous posts.

The separatists led by Shamil Basayev weren't even fighting to free Chechnya, they were trying to secure Daghestan, another once sovereign state that the Russians refuse to give up. And both of these regions are populated by Muslims, so it is not accurate to describe this as a battle for Islam. There are similar comparisons with the fight for Afghanistan by the moderate Mujahadeen.

The two seiges were a tragedy, but evidence has surfaced that they were very poorly handled by Russian forces, who in the end caused a lot of the deaths through their incompetence.

I also think the Soviet's reputation as the evil empire was very exagerated by the Neo Cons towards the end of that era. In a similar way to the current terrorism threat. The cold war ended because the Soviet Union collapsed, not because it was defeated by the US or any other forces. There was chronic internal strife that tore apart the USSR by the seams. Gorbachev tried to restore order through reform and by breaking up the states, but it was too little too late.

But you can't expect a country that has been crippled to its knees by Communism for decades to suddenly wake up and embrace democracy.

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PUTIN DISMISSES OUTSPOKEN ADVISER

Russia's president Vladimir Putin has dismissed a top economic adviser who said he was resigning because he could no longer work in a government that had done away with political freedoms, the Kremlin said late Tuesday.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/12/27...e.ap/index.html

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British diplomats 'outed' as spies

The UK was accused of Cold War-style spying on Russia last night with four British diplomats "outed" as spies on Russian television.
Ref. https://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article340409.ece

Russia USA - Page 7

I think it was Ronald Reagan's Bad Hair Day when he said it. I'm not sure it was justified, but then again, I only know the phrase itself and not the context in what he used it.

I don't actually know what it's supposed to mean at all. A world domination? What for?

Just imagine yourself living in a huge house that has plenty of problems just because it is huge and it is being lived in. It's not too new, and as in all houses, you have to take care of it, make repairs and stuff. For example, right now you should think of the pipes that somewhere are leaking, the ceilings and walls need re-decoration, the garden might want some weeding... Your large family that lives in this house has its moments, too (whose family does not?), your pets can't be neglected and left to themselves, and you also need to work and to maintain more or less good relationship with your neighbours on the street and in the town.

The last thing you'd want in this condition is to conquer somebody else's house to get more problems on your shoulders.
You just want to live at your own place and to enjoy the life.

Russia is not an Empire of Evil. It's too large to be comploting against anybody. It simply do not need either additional territory or extra problems. Striving for power is mostly for those who are not self-sufficient. Sort of Napoleon complex, you know. Short and small people are normally more agressive and ambitious than large. If you are large and strong, you don't need to go around proving your strenght to all and sundry. You even can tolerate more than other would, exactly because you know your strenght.
Like any large animal. Bears do not try to occupy other animals holes and caves, they are happy in their own, while for cockroaches their place is never large enough.

Edited: Klausse on 18th Feb, 2006 - 5:23pm

Russia USA Politics Business Civil & History - Page 7

When Ronald Reagan made his Evil Empire speech he was referring to the USSR. Russia did not exist as an independent entity so Ronaldus Maximus could not have called Russia and Evil Empire.