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bevin's avatar

Great work, Vladimir and you too Karl.

Here is a sentence that struck me:

" I want to tell you that Donbass and Novorossiya are such a vivid embodiment of the truth today that the Russians do not abandon their own people...."

This is the message that the nationalist/collaborators in the Baltic states have been hearing too. They have been persecuting Russians for years- it's half of the political programme of the governing factions, (the other half being the sale of the illusion that the West will make everyone rich. You know the way it made Algeriaand Niger rich).

And now its reached the stage where Estonia or Latvia ( I forget which) is threatening to expel old people who have lived all their lives there but have failed examinations in culture and language. This is a 'western value' of the most authentic kind in practice.

Hence the recent paranoia about Russia's intention to invade. It's rather like the charge in 2021 that Russia was about to invade Ukraine. Russia denied it but Ukraine insisted so much that they made it inevitable -"If you don't invade we will kill all the Russians."

If that sounds like a NATO inspired programme it very likely is: NATO wants Russia to attack the Baltics, because it will give them another excuse to attack Russia. And this time, with Finland and Sweden alongside them, they will have a better chance.

Eighty years after the Siege of Leningrad was lifted the political and biological descendants of the besieging powers are asking for a replay.

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Gerrard White's avatar

As ever, another remarkable document, as remarkable as the documents of President Putin's journey in the far East, thank you for publishing this

This quote struck me as particularly memorable and far sighted, even if the whole municipalities program is memorable as well as far sighted, as is the development of the far east, as.....and so on

"And one of them said: "You know, it will all end sometime, but the grandmothers and volunteers who work with us to support the children on the front line, they are asking an unusual question." I say, " Which one?" – When it's all over, how can we maintain the cohesion that has developed in society?" This, of course, is also a reflection of our national character

And by the way, we should all think about it. I am now writing to you, to you and to all my colleagues. Of course, everyone should think about this: both federal and regional authorities, but this state, the preservation of such a state of society – a state of cohesion-probably depends even more on you than on anyone else. Let's think about it. This is really important"

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