St. Andrew's Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. The Kremlin calls the attendees “trustees.” The first 14 of the 30 photos depict some of those trustees. Some will notice they’ve been seen before at the initiation of the campaign. IMO, readers will be surprised by their diversity. The opening minutes of the video show Putin’s entrance and the reception he’s awarded, while also depicting the grandeur of the hall. The event was short, under 40 minutes according to the video. Let’s read what was said:
It just amazes me how almost infinitely far ahead Russia is now compared to the U.S. in their political will and energy, driven in no small part by Putin, to make life in the "Motherland" good for every person, every class, every profession. I almost teared up reading some of what was said by a number of speakers, and I have absolutely no reason to believe that they were not sincere or that they were forced. I can only pray that the USofA can one day start to become more like Russia. Either "again" or for the first time.
President Putin at one point refers to "Academician Tamm", i.e., Igor Tamm, co-recipient of the 1958 Physics Nobel Prize, repeating Tamm's famous quote that this (the 20th) is the century of physics, the next will be the century of biology. Impressive reach. A true statesman.
"My impression: Putin aims to turn Russia into one massive soviet."
I sincerely hope that's true. He certainly does seem to have a strong sense of what was lost with the collapse of the USSR. Not to mention, he's really a product of it's society. Perhaps, beyond the obvious natural advantages of the land, that's the secret sauce with Putin's Russia: its retained some memory of the collective, Soviet experience.
Nonetheless, he has trashed Lenin and the Bolshevik party on many occasions, so I don't want to get too excited.
It just amazes me how almost infinitely far ahead Russia is now compared to the U.S. in their political will and energy, driven in no small part by Putin, to make life in the "Motherland" good for every person, every class, every profession. I almost teared up reading some of what was said by a number of speakers, and I have absolutely no reason to believe that they were not sincere or that they were forced. I can only pray that the USofA can one day start to become more like Russia. Either "again" or for the first time.
President Putin at one point refers to "Academician Tamm", i.e., Igor Tamm, co-recipient of the 1958 Physics Nobel Prize, repeating Tamm's famous quote that this (the 20th) is the century of physics, the next will be the century of biology. Impressive reach. A true statesman.
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"My impression: Putin aims to turn Russia into one massive soviet."
I sincerely hope that's true. He certainly does seem to have a strong sense of what was lost with the collapse of the USSR. Not to mention, he's really a product of it's society. Perhaps, beyond the obvious natural advantages of the land, that's the secret sauce with Putin's Russia: its retained some memory of the collective, Soviet experience.
Nonetheless, he has trashed Lenin and the Bolshevik party on many occasions, so I don't want to get too excited.
Does this text below sound like the US and the condition of most countries?
"This would first of all require us to resolve the
crisis of extreme depoliticization we are in. (depoliticization in italics in original)
This depoliticization can be summed up in a cruel phrase: mute people trying
to speak to deaf ones.
While “the people” seem unable to articulate political
positions that can be understood by the government; “the government” also
seems incapable of listening to anyone’s claims.
Blocked at both transmission and
reception ends, a feeling of despair settles in.
It is as if the breath that energizes
the political spirit of an entire nation has completely vanished.
It is quite possible
that in France we have never before seen a situation of such profound silence in
the midst of such a flood of words.
We see crowds trying to talk to each other, we
see the State trying to fit them into a traditional mold, but, for the momentum any
case, we have the impression of a film with the sound-track turned off.
There is an old misunderstanding about what it means to express oneself
politically. It hinges on the usual distinction between the content of a political
expression from the movement or, if you will, from the spirit in which it is
expressed." (movement in italics in original)"
I see politics in Russia. Momentum. Movement. Engagement. Hope.
Would you like a link to the short article which this came from?