Freedom For Navalny

[Khandro]

You've got to admire the guy at Barnaul, haven't you?
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/01/22/freedom-for-navalny-the-hague-for-putin

[ichkeria]

“Quite a few closet Putin supporters on this site,ichy.However when i pointed this out to you ,you dismissed my allegations and took the side of the Putin fans”

If it’s what I think (and let’s face it who knows what in that regard) you butted into someone else’s argument and gratuitously insulted them.

[ynnafymmi]

No,you dissed me for no reason.I was taking your side.Away with you.Im Scottish i dont take dissing easily.

[ichkeria]

You were exceptionally rude to someone who I was discussing tank training with.

[ynnafymmi]

Your apology is not accepted,Ich.Away with you.

[Khandro]

Ladies !!

[ichkeria]

Question for khandro especially (as the OP but also to anyone else)

What if anything do you think will happen in Russia after the war?

[Gromit]

// In a statement, Mr Johnson said: “It is a privilege to visit Ukraine at the invitation of President Zelenskiy. //

[ichkeria]

Johnson and Zelensky have a close affinity that goes back a way.
I’d like to see Johnson given some sort of at least semi official role related to Ukraine.
Even by a future Labour government.
Johnson is an out of the box thinker wholly unsuited IMO to a PM role but potentially invaluable elsewhere

[Khandro]

ichi; //What if anything do you think will happen in Russia after the war?//

This article begins,
"We are currently witnessing an unfolding revolution in global security that Western policy makers are clearly unprepared for — the impending collapse of the Russian Federation."

I think that is the future of Russia, the exact opposite of what Putin wanted.


https://www.politico.eu/article/opinion-russia-benefits-disintegration/

What do you think?

[ichkeria]

That’s a good article khandro. I’m still not convinced there are sufficient strong regional institutions and movements that will reach critical mass for the break up of what indeed is a legacy empire.
Logic if nothing else suggests that the centre cannot hold but we’ll see.
Why is Russia such a big country? It’s the geography: there’s no natural barrier bar the glorified range of hills that’s the Urals. It’s in the southern Caucasus where the most effective dissent occurs and it’s no coincidence that that’s a mountainous region

[Khandro]

ichi; Russia !!! what a country, I love it & hate it. I love the language though can't speak it.

I am grateful to Lesley Chamberlain (she's smashing) for pointing out a gift to the world a few months ago by [ Mosfilm ] the vintage Russian film company. They put the whole of Bondarchuk's incomparable epic, 'War & Peace' (1967) 431 minutes - but you can watch it in stages - on YouTube, to be watched free of charge.

It starts with the camera lingering over the idyllic Russian landscape. Artillery fire, a man screams. Part 1 then opens with Tolstoy's words, (beautifully enunciated ).

"All ideas that have huge consequences are simple. My idea is that since vicious people unite with one another and become strong, then honest people must do the same ".