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Marginalia: The Fifteenth of May
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The Fifteenth of May. The first fortnight of the merry month of May is rife with red-letter days. Having blogged about May Day. The Fourth of May. Europe Day and Victory Day. I may as well end this bout of calendrical focus by writing about the Fifteenth of May. Seventy-three years ago, slightly over six years before Stalin destroyed our Republic, the gentleman in the waxwork pictured at left destroyed our democracy. And that's a rather admirable characteristic. His earlier career, which included stu...
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Eastern Approaches: May 2008
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Another attempt to make some kind of sense of what's going on east of the Dniester. Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan come in for special attention. Friday, May 23, 2008. Some of you may be acquainted with Oleh Tiahnybok, leader of the "Svoboda" party of Ukrainian nationalists. Today, he's hosting a concert on the Maidan, in honour of the "Day of Heroes," a day that he seems to have thought up himself and would like to see become a public holiday in Ukraine. The man is out of his tree. Anti-Semitism is not ...
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Eastern Approaches: The ever-creepy Tiahnybok
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Another attempt to make some kind of sense of what's going on east of the Dniester. Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan come in for special attention. Monday, June 02, 2008. From an online chat on Tsenzor.net:. Http:/ www.tiahnybok.info/inshi zmi/dokument004134.html. Алекс: Наскільки вдалим виявився ваш слоган "Стольному граду - українську владу"? Може, є сенс змінити його на такий:. Краще кумедний Тягнибок, ніж остогидлий тягни-толкай! Олег Тягнибок: Шановний Апекс! Я тебе вже раз попередив. Stetskiv says it...
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Eastern Approaches: September 2007
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Another attempt to make some kind of sense of what's going on east of the Dniester. Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan come in for special attention. Friday, September 28, 2007. Following the events of recent days (arrests of Okruashvili's allies and Okruashvili's toe-curling accusations against Saakashvili,) Okruashvili himself has now been arrested. So what's the deal? At first, I had entertained thoughts about the whole thing being an LDPR-like attempt to play the Russians, suggesting that ". Saakashvili ...
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Eastern Approaches: The usual excellent work from Thomas de Waal
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Another attempt to make some kind of sense of what's going on east of the Dniester. Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan come in for special attention. Wednesday, May 14, 2008. The usual excellent work from Thomas de Waal. Wall Street Journal Europe. May 14, 2008. Bullies of the Caucasus. By THOMAS DE WAAL. Mr de Waal is Caucasus editor at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. If you're deep in the trenches, stop digging. Both Russia and Georgia darkly warned last week. Crackdown on the opposition last No...
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Eastern Approaches: Support your local animator!
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Another attempt to make some kind of sense of what's going on east of the Dniester. Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan come in for special attention. Thursday, July 24, 2008. Support your local animator! Among the numerous attractions and distractions of resorts like ours at Marti Myra ( www.marti-myra.tr. The concept of the "animator" (the word itself would appear to be of French provenance) is hardly a new one. While the red-blazered and much-mocked staff at the U.K.'s Butlin's Holiday Camps ma...However, ...
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Eastern Approaches: "No Darwin - no Hitler"
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Another attempt to make some kind of sense of what's going on east of the Dniester. Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan come in for special attention. Wednesday, May 14, 2008. No Darwin - no Hitler". Crazy title to this post, eh? Unfortunately, it's a direct quote from the Coral Ridge Ministries'.ahem.documentary on the evils of Darwinism. Check it out here. Posted by Blair Sheridan. Talking about the use of social Darvinism by Hitler, every idea, theory or ideology (even religion) may be used by extremists.
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Eastern Approaches: July 2008
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Another attempt to make some kind of sense of what's going on east of the Dniester. Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan come in for special attention. Thursday, July 24, 2008. Support your local animator! Among the numerous attractions and distractions of resorts like ours at Marti Myra ( www.marti-myra.tr. The concept of the "animator" (the word itself would appear to be of French provenance) is hardly a new one. While the red-blazered and much-mocked staff at the U.K.'s Butlin's Holiday Camps ma...However, ...
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Eastern Approaches: December 2007
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Another attempt to make some kind of sense of what's going on east of the Dniester. Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan come in for special attention. Thursday, December 27, 2007. What the hell is going on in the world today? Http:/ news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south asia/7161590.stm. Posted by Blair Sheridan. Another very sad day for a Canadian and a Montrealer: Oscar Peterson has died. Here's a piece from the Guardian: http:/ music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0, 2232130,00.html. Posted by Blair Sheridan.
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Eastern Approaches: Stetskiv says it's all Russia's fault
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Another attempt to make some kind of sense of what's going on east of the Dniester. Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan come in for special attention. Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Stetskiv says it's all Russia's fault. Taras Stetskiv of NUNS says the recent troubles with 2 deputies (one from BYuT and one from NUNS) declaring their exit from the coalition are all down to the usual suspect: Russia. He claims that But " is Moscow's agent. Adding that this is not an accusation, but " an obvious fact. Суттю Тим паче, щ...
