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Three headlines | IRRUSSIANALITY
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August 5, 2015. Three headlines have caught my eyes this week, all of them deserving a short commentary:. Russia claims the North Pole. The Russian government has just submitted a revised claim to parts of the Arctic Ocean, including the North Pole, in accordance with the process laid out by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). You can read the executive summary of the claim here. For instance, cited. Russians are dying more and giving birth less. Robert Conquest has died. Now Ru...
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Friday object lesson #40: ballet lacquer box | IRRUSSIANALITY
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Friday object lesson #40: ballet lacquer box. August 14, 2015. The second in my collection of ballet-related objects is a lacquer box depicting a ballerina, which I bought in Moscow a decade or so ago. Straight shooting from the UK. 3 thoughts on “Friday object lesson #40: ballet lacquer box”. August 14, 2015 at 12:15 pm. How much did it cost? August 14, 2015 at 1:08 pm. I can’t remember, but probably not too much as it is quite small, with a diameter of about 6 cm. August 15, 2015 at 5:41 am.
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A bum rap | IRRUSSIANALITY
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August 11, 2015. Things are so bad in Russia that people are reduced to stealing toilet paper, writes Paul Goble in an absorbing article. Regularly plumbs the depths of Russophobia, and with this article hits rock bottom. It calls for a little bit of freshening ‘ whataboutism. A ten-second search for comparisons with other countries indicates that swiping a bit of loo roll is, as the British might say, a fairly ‘bog standard’ crime. Take, for instance, the case of David Pinkham. August 11, 2015 at 3:42 pm.
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Reminiscence of the Future: July 2016
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Reminiscence of the Future. Friday, July 29, 2016. As I wrote some time ago about Russian Navy's newest Karakurt-class small missile ships. These ships will have a very potent air defense system, navalized Pantsyr. Installed on them. This was confirmed today by Deputy Defense Minister of Russian Federation Yuri Borisov. At the ceremony of laying down latest project 22800 (Karakurt) MRK "Shkval". MRKs, armed only with rudimentary Gibka. Air-defense complex, navalized Pantsyr. It was a dream of Admiral Aube.
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Books | IRRUSSIANALITY
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Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich: Supreme Commander of the Russian Army (Northern Illinois Press, 2014). When Soldiers Say No: Selective Conscientious Objection in the Modern Military (Ashgate, 2014). Aiding Afghanistan: A History of Soviet Assistance to a Developing Country (Hurst, 2013). Ethics Education for Irregular Warfare (Ashgate, 2009). Ethics Education in the Military (Ashgate, 2008). Dictionary of International Security (Polity, 2008). Perspectives on EU-Russia Relations (Routledge, 2005). Addres...
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Reminiscence of the Future: Barnsey And Joe Doing Deep Purple.
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Reminiscence of the Future. Friday, January 6, 2017. Barnsey And Joe Doing Deep Purple. Being Russian from Soviet times it is only natural that my life was spent, apart from British Glam and Uriah Heep, with the music of Deep Purple. But since Joe Bonamassa did his Blues Deluxe (I have Joe's all albums) and being always a fan of Barnsey- how good this could be? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Daniel Larison The American Conservative. Shoehanger (In Russian, mostly). View my complete profile.
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Reminiscence of the Future: August 2016
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Reminiscence of the Future. Wednesday, August 31, 2016. Damned If I Do. How could I miss that. These were dances in 1980-81. this was a real music from a man, who produced Pink Floyd's The D. Ark Side Of The Moon. Labels: Alan Parsons Project. Damned If I do. Ad Nauseam- is a. The G-20 Format Is More Objective Than G-8. Now to "reading my lips"(c):. Yes, trade with Germany is a good idea, but after Germany's about-face in 2014 with MTU and other projects, when Russia suddenly was left without some key te...
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Reminiscence of the Future: F-35 In National Review. The STOVL Issue-I
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Reminiscence of the Future. Saturday, January 7, 2017. F-35 In National Review. The STOVL Issue-I. I never was a fan of National Review, a rather neocon leaning rag, but when even National Review has had enough with F-35 program it is time to see it for what it is- it is a corporate welfare. The F-35: Throwing Good Money After Bad. Aircraft carrying cruisers were just that and, despite initially having a mediocre Yak-38. Range, speed) to a regular carrier-borne aircraft. That had a major strategic im...
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Reminiscence of the Future: December 2016
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Reminiscence of the Future. Friday, December 30, 2016. If You Think That. I will mourn openly a tragic demise of legendary Alexandrov's ensemble, don't. I held my profound minute of silence already. If you think that I will discuss President Putin's masterful response to Obama's anti-Russian hysteria,. Don't On the New Year's eve I want to point out to some East Coast uber-liberal's epiphany. Anthony Bourdain slams ‘privileged’ liberals for ‘utter contempt’ of working class. Saturday, December 24, 2016.
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Reminiscence of the Future: January 2016
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Reminiscence of the Future. Saturday, January 30, 2016. We Need A Hero. Because Europe IS DONE. The Independent Is Shocked, So Is Israel. So? The Independent is shocked. So is Israel, so is "West". Oh mama, and how could this be? Russians Can Make Weapons! In related news, the sky is blue and the water is wet. What else? Ah, the cold is cold and when it is hot- it is hot. Why "West" is always shocked? How do they do it? It was a combination of radar Argument. And comm complex Kasatka. Was translating rea...
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