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2008-08-12 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia: Welcome back to the 19th century

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Posted by trailing wife 2008-08-12 09:22|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 If you ask me (and most people won't), it feels more like Europe 1938 and the "Sudetenland problem." Guess who's playing the part of Chamberlain.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839">AlmostAnonymous5839 2008-08-12 16:47|| 2008-08-12 16:47|| Front Page Top

#2 You can view Russia as having skipped most of the 20th century due to communism. They are now going through the stages the rest of Europe did about a half century ago. In Moscow, it's 1938.

Posted by phil_b 2008-08-12 23:28|| 2008-08-12 23:28|| Front Page Top

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