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1. Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008 : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War |
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2. Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation |
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3. Russian ongoing “annexation, call it what you like” of East Ukraine : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_pro-Russian_unrest_in_Ukraine |
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4. Anti gay laws et al |
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5. From a free Russian media to a state controlled media... |
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6. .... |
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What are the reasons, the driving factors for the Russian actions? |
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How does all this fit into Russia’s long term strategy? |
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How does the performance of the Russian economy play into this? Russia lags in a comparison to most other nations in all or most of the desirable indexes of human development and progress… |
AT_Stalky wrote (View Post): |
I take the Liberty of posting a link here to a article worth Reading (thanx Cathartes) :
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/07/24/its-not-just-about-the-malaysian-flight-russians-are-living-in-an-alternate-reality/ |
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I actually tend to agree to that.
today I had a big argument with my employees explaining them why can't we just invade and occupy Ukraine. Had a hard time explaining them that when you have an economics like Russia and all the foreign payments go through New York you should sit on your ass and breath calm even if you have enough nukes to kill the World. And I agree that most of the Russian population is really living in the alternate reality. But that doesn't prove anything about MH17.... |
Dima wrote (View Post): |
we live free and happy in Russia . |
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Russia is at place 65 out of 78 ranked nations.
That’s not bad is it? Na, being at No 1 would be the best, and being at 78 is the worst. Notice that Russia is outperformed by countries like: Pakistan!, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria, India!, Belarus! |
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Now, that suggests that Russia is really Kaputin.. No? |
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So, Im tempted to argue that the reason why Putin controlles the media is because he don’t want the Russian to see that he’s a crap leader who’s inability’s results in Russia is lagging behind the progress of other nations, thus nation after nation is moving past Russia. Even though, Russians have got it “better”, as you would say. |
AT_Stalky wrote (View Post): |
Hay Dima.
This was previously posted in another thread, but this is the thread for it: Lets look at other indicators of national performance. Average life expectancy is a grate indicator of a socio/economic performance. It gives a comprehensive unbiased indicator of social and economical development. I’m using WHO data of life expectancy in the year 1990 and 2012: In 1990 Russia had an average life expectancy of 69 years. In 2012 Russia had an average life expectancy of 69 years. As we can see, Russia has not increased its life expectancy in 22 years. Lets look at other countries, and see how they developed: In 1990 China had an average life expectancy of 69 years. In 2012 China had an average life expectancy of 75 years. So, China has a better statistics here. They increased the life expectancy from 69 years in 1990 to 75 years in 2012. That’s an increase in 6 years, compared to Russias 0 [zero] years. Lets look at other countries, and see how they developed: In 1990 Indonesia had an average life expectancy of 62 years. In 2012 Indonesia had an average life expectancy of 71 years. Hm, so Indonesia has had some good development, starting from low 3-rd world figures, and now beats Russia with 2 years. Lets be very fair here. Lets look at the former Soviet States and Soviet stateliest and see how they developed compared to Russia, in the same period 1990 and 2012 figures.. This ought to give a good indicator of performance as all the sates was soviet controlled or communist satellites in 1990. Thus they started from similar conditions in 1990, this ought to give an very fair good indicator of preformance. A reminder of Russian development in life expectancy from 1990 to 2012: In 1990 Russia had an average life expectancy of 69 years. In 2012 Russia had an average life expectancy of 69 years. Lets look at the former soviet state Kyrgyzstan, and see how they developed from 1990 to 2012: In 1990 Kyrgyzstan (under Soviet/Russian domination) had an average life expectancy of 66 years. In 2012 Kyrgyzstan had a average life expectancy of 69 years. So, since Kyrgyzstan was made independent from Soviet/Russia its life expectancy has increased, while at the same time Putins Russia life expectancy has not increased. Is Putin more than a nationalistic wind-bag? Lets look at other countries in the former Soviet/Russian empire, and see how they developed: In 1990 Uzbecistan (under Soviet/Russian era) had an average life expectancy of 67 years. In 2012 the free Uzbecistan had a average life expectancy of 69 years. Uzbecistan has now the same life expectancy as Putin-Russia… Lets look at other countries in the former Soviet/Russian empire, and see how they developed: In 1990 Latvia (under Soviet/Russian era) had a average life expectancy of 69 years. In 2012 the free Lativia had a average life expectancy of 79 years. Since Latvia was made independent from Russia in 1990 up to 2012 its life expectancy has increased with 10 years… Lets look at another soviet satellite like Poland, and see how they developed in the same period: In 1990 Poland (as a soviet/russian communist satellite) had an life expectancy of 71 years. In 2012 the free Poland had a average life expectancy of 77 years. As Russia has failed in increasing the life expectancy, other soviet- nations and satellite nation has not failed. Poland has increased the Life expect of 6 years, thus outpreformes Russia. Oh, Lets look at another soviet “satellite” like Cuba, who still believe in communism, and see how they developed in the same period: In 1990 Cuba had an life expectancy of 74 years. In 2012 Cuba had a average life expectancy of 79 years. Russia is outperformed by the communist Castro Cuba.… In 2013 Russia was ranked on place 124 of 194 countries in Life expectancy. Russia was outperformed by nations like: Moldavia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Morocco, Philippines, Fiji, Egypt, Algeria, Iran, Albania!!!, Lebanon!!!, Armenia, Georgia, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Vietnam, … etc etc,…. Russia was ranked 124…. Russia was outperformed by 3 rd world countries en masse. Doesnt these figures suggest that Russia kaputin? |
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Maybe you should stop now and study subject?
http://www.rferl.org/content/life-expectancy-cis-report/24946030.html Male life expectancy in Russia fell from 63 years in 1990 to 58 in 2000, and rose again to 62 years in 2009. Female life expectancy in Russia has remained fairly steady. It was 74 years in 1990, dipped to 72 in 2000, and rose back to 74 years in 2009. |
AT_Stalky wrote (View Post): |
I forgot, a developed World view of it:
And let me inform you that while Russia had an average life expectancy of 69 years in 2012 other developed countries life expectancy in 2012 was: Sweden 82 years Switz 83 years UK 81 years France 82 years Germany 81 years Norway 82 years See what I mean... |
Dima wrote (View Post): |
I don't think Russia has a long term strategy |
Dima wrote (View Post): |
has any of these countries were pillaged for 10 years? |
AT_Stalky wrote (View Post): | ||
Moving on... :
Dima old mate
Now, either your just covering things up and being a good litte putinist, or your plain ignorant. Mate, we know you. You’re one of the most clever guys, so I believe it’s the first. Let me present our dear Mr: Aleksandr Gelyevich Dugin Dugin is the adviser to the State Duma speaker as well as key member of “United Russia party” that’s Putins party, isn’t it? He’s the chief ideologue and the founder of the Eurasia movement, Right? Dugin is the guy who are the author of “Foundation of geopolitics”, right? Hm, we sometimes ask our self, “Why dint the leaders in 1930 th read Mein Kampf…” Today, I ask my self, “Why don’t we read Dugins “Foundation of geopolitics”, or at least take 5 minutes and read a summery of it? There we have it, the blue print of the Russian strategy for this centaury: subversion, destabilization, disinformation by the Russian special forces. Sounds familiar? It’s a plan to Russify the whole Europe region and part of Asia and the middle east, though under different ethnic influences. Recreating the M-R pact in a new dress, more Russified than the last time.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Russia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Dugin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics Read this: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/expansionist+behind+Putin/9801689/story.html http://old.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4928 This guy Dugin made the grand strategy for Putins Russia: his strategy is uniting the Russian speaking people under Russia. Retake the old Russian Empire borders, that means Baltic’s, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania as well as Finland Belarus, Georgia, AND Crimea AND Ukraine, as well as a whole lot of other states…. |
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Yes actually. Here is a list of countries that was at war during the timeframe… Lets see how they fair compared to Putin-Russia… |
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A reminder of Russian development in life expectancy from 1990 to 2012:
In 1990 Russia had an average life expectancy of 69 years. In 2012 Russia had an average life expectancy of 69 years. |
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Putin Russia had 0 [zero] life expectancy increase in 22 years. |
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Seem to me that its still kaputin... |
Dima wrote (View Post): | ||
fake. Russia retaliated that time. |
Dima wrote (View Post): |
Probably you don't know but Saakashvilli can't come to Georgia now as the Georgian court wants him for starting that war. |
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I've never been to Crimea and will not likely go there and my region (Kaliningrad) will get 10 times less money from the Federal budget till 2020 because all money went to Crimea but I think that was cool . |
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fake. If we wanted to annex it we would do already. Too expensive - see point 2. They are like cavemen there earning USD 200 a month. |
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ahh?! we still have 150 independent TV channels as by this week. |
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False. Russian separatists instigated a fight, just like they have done in eastern Ukraine. |
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False. Saakashvili is not wanted for "starting the war." He's been summoned for question regarding a murder case. |
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Was the brutal subjugation of Crimean Tartars (the people who can claim Crimea as their ancestral homeland) taught to you in school? Or is Crimea just portrayed as the a place where Russians always roamed free? (as so many Russians were claiming months ago) |
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Sure, Russia could annex it, but then even the EU couldn't ignore that and they would have to sanction it's business with you. Russia is supporting the rebels with everything they need, simply to sow unrest for the Ukrainian government, not in hopes of ever taking the region over. |
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Your main newspapers and television stations are state-owned, state-funded (directly or indirectly), and/or state-ran. There are only a few truly independent news sources. Majority of the U.S. and British are private, independent media outlets. |
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Russia's ranking in the 2014 Press Freedom Index: 148th out of 179 countries, giving it a "bad" rating. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press_in_Russia |
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