You have neglected to mention the perceived "crimes" of Генеральный Лапин. Бегло́в needs no introduction (and should be crushed).
I thought Кадыров was loyal to Путин given how much money the latter has poured into Chechnya since the wars there. Why attack the power structure? Simply for power?
As for Приго́жин: looks untrustworthy, similar to Кадыров.
Ay-Yi-Yi! The more I read of your work the more confused I become about what is/is not Russia. Maybe I should stop reading and focus on my garden.
Hi Циник! Yes, I have left many things out in this article as this was to present an interesting opinion by another well known in Russia publicist Nesmiyan, like I did before with Olshansky. And, I'm sorry for bringing out those complexities of Russian politics, but it is really that complex, perhaps even more so than internal politics in the United States. Here in US we have a two party system that is basically one party (in complete agreement on all key issues that matter) playing a game of musical chairs with each other. In Russia, despite just one ruling party - United Russia (Единая Россия) the undercurrents there are diverse and frequently opposed to each other - that is why I titled this article "Dogfight Under a Carpet". Perhaps in some future article I'll provide a generalized taxonomy of the various forces in Russian politics, this should make it easier to understand sometimes difficult to interpret moves that Russia makes.
As for the gardening vs. reading. Well, unless you live in Hawaii or perhaps Florida Keys, the gardening season in over for about 4 months. I hope to keep you as a reader for at least that long :)
I've been wondering how, or even if, Putin would handle the inevitable succession. From the sound of things it may be handled for him, and in a way he won't like.
That is a mystery, and that is why I put there in my article "drastic change with or without him". It may be too difficult to explain to most of the Russian people why Russia may be better off without Putin, since one thing he was certainly good at is to play a patriot, saying all the right things at the right moment, yet acting differently. He may be preserved as a transitional figure, from what I can tell. Yesterday during a press conference about Armenia and Azerbaijan peace accord he called Zelensky and his clique "our Ukrainian partners". I'm not sure how much longer this double play will be tolerated.
Valuable writing. Thanks.
Hello Stanley: This was a very interesting article. Please keep them coming. JM
Will do. Thanks for your positive comment, Jitka.
You have neglected to mention the perceived "crimes" of Генеральный Лапин. Бегло́в needs no introduction (and should be crushed).
I thought Кадыров was loyal to Путин given how much money the latter has poured into Chechnya since the wars there. Why attack the power structure? Simply for power?
As for Приго́жин: looks untrustworthy, similar to Кадыров.
Ay-Yi-Yi! The more I read of your work the more confused I become about what is/is not Russia. Maybe I should stop reading and focus on my garden.
When will the Russian people catch a break?
Hi Циник! Yes, I have left many things out in this article as this was to present an interesting opinion by another well known in Russia publicist Nesmiyan, like I did before with Olshansky. And, I'm sorry for bringing out those complexities of Russian politics, but it is really that complex, perhaps even more so than internal politics in the United States. Here in US we have a two party system that is basically one party (in complete agreement on all key issues that matter) playing a game of musical chairs with each other. In Russia, despite just one ruling party - United Russia (Единая Россия) the undercurrents there are diverse and frequently opposed to each other - that is why I titled this article "Dogfight Under a Carpet". Perhaps in some future article I'll provide a generalized taxonomy of the various forces in Russian politics, this should make it easier to understand sometimes difficult to interpret moves that Russia makes.
As for the gardening vs. reading. Well, unless you live in Hawaii or perhaps Florida Keys, the gardening season in over for about 4 months. I hope to keep you as a reader for at least that long :)
I've been wondering how, or even if, Putin would handle the inevitable succession. From the sound of things it may be handled for him, and in a way he won't like.
That is a mystery, and that is why I put there in my article "drastic change with or without him". It may be too difficult to explain to most of the Russian people why Russia may be better off without Putin, since one thing he was certainly good at is to play a patriot, saying all the right things at the right moment, yet acting differently. He may be preserved as a transitional figure, from what I can tell. Yesterday during a press conference about Armenia and Azerbaijan peace accord he called Zelensky and his clique "our Ukrainian partners". I'm not sure how much longer this double play will be tolerated.