Puzzler,
I left a great amout of posts especially for you since page 12.
Right now I'm reading Pushkin's poetry (in Russian) and his stories (in English translation).
Have you read Szlachcic Zawalnia by Jan Barszczewski?
Have you got Davies's God's Playground already?
Not yet. I'll do that. But don't forget^ many people all over the world can'r read thei book because it is out of Internet. Copyright is a good thing but sometimes it can damage History
I'm reading Pushkin's poetry (in Russian) and his stories (in English translation).
Read Captain's daughter. The novel was previous to Sienkiewcz books. It seems to be of the same dtyle. I'm sure H.S. read it
And theory about good nation leaded by bloody regime is true
That never occures.
Lukasz I'm in opposition to Russian authorities today. Not to Presidential status because his status is the only thing that can unite all Russians i.e. people of very different views.
I'm liberal in internal affairs. I also defend the principle of future Russian permanent military neutral status (like Sweedish one). Russia has to withdraw all its troops from other states and concentrate its attention in the defence of its own territory only, abandoning all military unions with other states because these unions are quite expensive for Russia and not efficient.
I'm sure Russia should ignore US provocations and protest only by words. Sooner or later USA will spend all its force teaching democracy in Iraq or Iran and miltipolar world will come.
These are my ideas. Some 30% of Russians can share them just now.
But I hate those who teach Russians from a secure distance as they taught AK earlier.
I hate those who received democracy as heritage and don't know its mechanisims. Those who give Russians absurd advices and considers that everything depends upon the process of votation.
I hate those who support today Russian "opposition" of Kasparow & Kasianow because such support is very similar to Soviet support of Communist parties in the West. This opposition is marginal. Besides that some of them use National-Bolshewick Party of Limonow (nazi-communist in my opinion) because they don't have enough agressive members and Limonow's fellows are in my opinion like SA in Germany.
All your posts show you take information from such mass media as Wpost for example. Loosers are sent to Russia to write about our reality. Very few specialists such as A. de Lasari are experts but they stick more to cultural issues. Nie is out of critics. To receive defence from them is worse than condenetions from the others.
The way Polish journalists describe Russia is subordinated to their own complex. They look for poor people in the province and listen to their sad stories about poverty. Nobody notices they are lumpens.
As to politics, only stereotypes are repeated. All journalists think all depends upon President in Russia and all depends upon a good choice of a man to this post. That is quite a totalitarian way of thought. People surrounding President and many chiefs downstairts are very interested in this. They don't limit themselves by subordinating and do much despite orders but they are always ready to make a presidential sacrification, to detrone him if necessary (or if he starts controling them) and to show themselves as executive only, as people who onle filfilled orders. The same thing was in 1917. That was by the way the reason why Poland didn't receive independence as promiced in 1914 and became socialist.
An approach like Japanese one of 1945 (King is innocent servants will pay for all) is required in today Russia. That will be the beginning of democratic changes.
But that is rather complicated for narrow minded Polish journalists sent to Russia. They repeat marasmatic ideas of other mass media. It is rather dangerous for reputation and career to contradict worls mass media.
I'm also mass media servant. I know this
The EU is looking for common Enemy. It is quite uneasy to make a European community without this element. New approaches are required. What for? If eurobureaucrat can receive a great salary using the exploitation of old fears. Are they interested in democratic and peaceful Russia? No. In this case they will become unable to keep European attention away from their problems.
We mentioned low-cost as one element only. The situation is rather marasmatic here ans millions of people may feel that. But low-cost means hard activities and possible confrontation with today manufacturers.
Confrontation with Russia is better.
As to Russia, the same thing. Lots of polititians who exploit old stereotypes. They are quite rich to share the interests of the men in the street. For them it is more easy to use obsolete slogans about superpower and past victories (they won't pay their own blood for next victories). They are quite invulnerable becaude the use US precedents in Iraq and EU in Kosovo. They are going to spend the rest of Russian resources for new battles. They all hate middle class because these people may become free and work as in the West and in this way to keep away from inferiority complex. But that will be the end of slavery and magnate dominium.
The only way is to separate middle class (some 20% of population) and to create irregular service for them. In this case businesmen, managers, public sevants military officers and law enforcement bodies officers, i.e. middle classers well feel themselves together and some independence upon magnates. Besides that such Organization will prevent Praetorian rebels and politics in defence of lumpens. That will make many reforms possible because now they aren't carried out by fear that magnates KGB and militars may rebel.
Those who gain money and serve to society will be able to defend themselves.
That was the best way to democracy in European and American history. Consult historians if you have doubts. Besides that extremism never won in stater with irregular bodies.
And what do I hear from the West? I hear that ruling circles should have a zooligic duty to take care of human rights. A crazy idea. Papers and freedoms in papers mean nothing (as well as oppositions and elections) if middle classers don't know how to defend themselves.
Your posts show that you can't imagine a state of 142 mln residents it a great territory isolated from EU and quite invulnerable. Only balance of forces can give freedom. Not a crazy liberast opposition but new structures and a real army (irregular) of middle classers. Only in this case Russia will become softer and concentrated in economic development. Only in this case Russia will be able to survive next gas prices fall without damage to its citizens and neighbours. Only in this case it will become neutral and indifferent.
As to Western mass media, nothing of similar analysis you can read. Only stereotypes. So don't repeat.
