Inside Krasnodar | 2008

You can imagine my surprise today when, while I was scanning through my RSS subscriptions in my Google Reader, I saw that La Russophobe had written an “Editorial” lambasting me and my opinions on Russia. I’m proud to say that I am now on the list of La Russophobe’s most hated Russophiles. What an honor.
For […]

I just received another email from a friend of mine who works at a big Western NGO. My friend is quite bitter and jaded regarding Putin, in particular, and Russia, in general. Maybe it was the years he was stationed in the Balkans? I’m not sure. While I have given-up trying to change such Rossophobic […]

As Bush and Putin meet one last time in Sochi, I wanted to share with you an excellent article from the Times Online that very nicely offers the Russian’s viewpoint to NATO over these past 8 years under Bush.
NATO continues to push eastward but says to Russia not to worry. It’s my own personal opinion […]

It’s kind of funny to be sitting here in Val D’Isere at an internet cafe listening to all the Russian tourists while back in Sochi the preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics are just beginning. I wonder what will happen to the local economies of the French, Swiss, and Italian ski villages when Krasnaya Polyana […]

Congratulations to Mr. Putin and to the country of Russia for being named “The Man of the Year.” While Time is correct to recognize the growing influence and importance of Russia in today’s world, it still fell back on old cliches and tired stereotypes in its cover story. Fortunately, Time magazine also printed the full […]

I got an email from a friend, and classmate of mine at Phillips Exeter Academy, yesterday, basically asking how I could find the article by Justin Raimondo “refreshing?”
He wrote,
“So if Russians don’t really want freedom, they prefer dictatorship which makes them unique in the entire world.
I bet without oil and gas revenue all […]

Thanks to Colleen Winthrop for the heads-up on this refreshing take on the current state of relations between the US and Russia.
Here’s the link to the article by Justin Raimondo
Russians cast their votes in parliamentary elections on Sunday, with an overwhelming victory widely expected for Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party – and yet we […]

Holy cow, Serge Schmemann has written a most thoughtful well-reasoned and yup, fair snap-shot of Vladimir Putin in today’s IHT. The article titled, A Visit with Putin, resonates very strongly with me and my viewpoint of Russia today. Here’s a couple quotes from the article:
….He does not disown the Soviet Union, which he served as […]

There is now so much bullshit written about Russia in the Western press (see sidebar for list of these anti-Russian writers) those of us who actually have a clue about the real situation in Russia have simply thrown-up our hands and said, “What evaaah!”
So, thank God for the eXile website. The eXile not only has […]

So Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Foreign Minister David Miliband have decided that since Russia won’t do what they want that they are going to throw a hissy fit and threaten the Kremlin with a bunch of expulsions and threats about non-cooperation on visas. Whatever.
I hope the Kremlin simply says to 10 Downing Street, […]