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2017-01-02 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-01-02 01:15|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 To quote one of the comments on the author's twitter feed "some serious thinking going on here."

Posted by Besoeker 2017-01-02 01:37|| 2017-01-02 01:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Ukrainians, Georgians and Moldovans

Hardly unbiased observers.

And if they won't to blame someone. Blame the United Nations. They are the ones proclaiming national borders fixed for all time (because African kleptocrats like it that way), but do nothing when they get redraw.

Posted by phil_b 2017-01-02 02:26|| 2017-01-02 02:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Ukrainians, Georgians and Moldovans...Hardly unbiased observers.

Most certainly true but then again, healthy to gain perspective from those with some 'skin in the game.'

Posted by Besoeker 2017-01-02 02:34|| 2017-01-02 02:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Russia has s demographic problem. If I were Putin I'd be trying to really stoke Russian pride hoping to get Russians from around the globe to move back to mother Russia.

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-01-02 17:29|| 2017-01-02 17:29|| Front Page Top

#5 rjschwarz - Russia also needs to encourage Russians to make baby Russians. Of course that problem applies to most Caucasians.

Posted by Glenmore 2017-01-02 19:48|| 2017-01-02 19:48|| Front Page Top

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