Thank you. Recommended reading for everybody who wants to understand why Putin is so hated by the elite in the West, and so loved by the Russian people.
Julian described a very dangerous man, the greatest danger to traitorous Western politicians, those whom the oligarchs, the real masters of the financial world, place at their pleasure, without elections, at the head of the European Union or even the leadership of Great Britain! This man does everything for his country, isn't it disgusting, instead of lining his own pockets? The most dangerous man in the world is the one who cannot be bought, the Russians are very lucky because a patriot was placed on the throne of Peter the Great !
A good point. There are, however, different kinds of “unity”. In the Russian Federation, you have non-ideological unity of diverse ethnicities based on common interests and goals and shared values, despite cultural and religious differences. It is a kind of “synthesis”. In the US, you have ideological unity — which is abstract—rather than concrete — a kind of secular religion subsuming everything - “one nation under god”. At the same time, you have massive inequality, with diverse groups struggling against other, individualism pitting one against another, and the winner goes the spoils. The Disunited States of America. You cannot have real unity without transcending narrow ideological belief systems that do not benefit the common man. IMO
My late wife’s mother cried when she told me how bad things were during the “krizis” in the 90’s. The hardship and hopelessness. And her mother lived through Leningrad. Putin not only turned things around for ordinary Russians but gave them hope and pride to be Russians. You could actually hear the love and respect she has for Putin. I don’t think the West understands how bad it was.
I don't believe Yeltsin chose Putin. More like ex-KGB officers including Putin were disgusted watching their world being stolen by gangsters unimpeded by a drunken Yeltsin. Putin was in the right place at a bad time, and he seems like a man of action. I'm sure Yeltsin was given an invitation to retire that he couldn't refuse.
Nobody really knows. At this point, I am sure Yeltsin was too drunk all the time probably to remember his own name. Some of my journalistic sources in Russia at this time insist that it was a KGB coup. These particular people are smart — but also very biased.
Putin is expecting maximum concessions. "Conversation with Trump: Another Success for Putin and invincible Russia" - The Kremlin propaganda’s first reaction to the White House and Kremlin call. Full article here https://substack.com/inbox/post/159359413
Short: It explains the World-Island / Heartland revival since ~2000, the role of 'The City of London' and its absolute failure, even before Trump started disassembling the Deep State under the US.
The history of Russia in the 1990s here is a bit off; the dangers of "Balkanization" in the 90s were not due to decentralization under Yeltsin, it was the opposite, they arose form Yeltsin’s very centralized approach to consolidating power. His 1993 constitutional changes heavily centralized presidential authority, weakening both the Duma and regional governors. And his and his Western partners economic "shock therapy" were quintessential action of deep centralization done against the wills of lower levels of government and most of the population, in some areas the anger at having them forced on them from the center and the resulting devastation they caused, led to call for separation from the federation.
Very good Julian. However, I would not paint Yeltsin as a drunk incompetent. There really was no clear economic or political way forward without outside help.
I think it's very much worth mentioning the role and lack of moral leadership that America played in Russia's descent into chaos. Jeffrey Sachs, who wrote about this last September, described being invited to Moscow first to assist Gorbachov and later to assist Yeltsin's Prime Minister Egor Gaidar in managing Gaidar's "shock therapy" of Russia's economy into a more market driven system.
Just as Poland had been backstopped by the West after the fall of the Soviet Union, and before that Europe itself after WWII, Gaidar was hoping for similar large scale support. Sachs and others came together and recommended that the West offer a grogram that Included immediate standstill on debt servicing, longer-term debt relief, a currency stabilization fund for the ruble (as for the Zloty in Poland), large-scale grants of dollars and European currencies to support urgently needed food and medical imports and other essential commodity flows, and immediate financing by the IMF, World Bank, and other institutions to protect Russia’s social services.
Facing the opportunity to bring Russia into the western European fold and avoid death and disaster for its people, America and the West turned away, really an unforgivable act of malice.
Sachs was cynically told by the White House that the requested program of assistance stood no chance of happening because that year, 1992, was an election year and no one was going to be seen as helping Russia.
Some think Putin today is seeking cooperation with the West. I have a hard time believing he has forgotten or that he is so naive.
"The sweeping property redistribution, together with the formation of new segments in the bureaucratic and business structures with a view to supporting the existing regime, was accomplished through the absolute decentralization of the government authorities. These officials failed to formulate common national interests and goals, and to mobilize the necessary resources for achieving them."
It looks like Europe today.
Check out my latest post, which address a similar topic, i.e. how unelected politicians/bureaucrats in the EU are dismantling social welfare and healthcare across Europe to keep financing wars and terrorism abroad: https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/800-billions-for-war-zero-for-the
He has it backwards, the dangers of "Balkanization" in Russia during the 1990s were not due to decentralization under Yeltsin, it was the opposite, they arose form Yeltsin’s very centralized approach to consolidating power. His 1993 constitutional changes heavily centralized presidential authority, weakening both the Duma and regional governors. And his and his Western partners economic "shock therapy" were quintessential action of deep centralization done against the wills of lower levels of government and most of the population, in some areas the anger at having them forced on them from the center and the resulting devastation they caused, led to call for separation from the federation.
Not quite backwards, I think. I did not go into as much detail as I should about Yeltsin. My bad! But that is covered in the “Special Article”. Yeltsin did centralize authority by weakening Russian democracy — the Duma and the regional governors— with power vested in the Oligarchy — with him as the Number One oligarch. Obviously, this was a challenge for Putin. How to restore institutional integrity? He leveraged central authority — his own— against the plutocracy, bringing them to heel., at the same time freeing up regional governments.
Thank you. Recommended reading for everybody who wants to understand why Putin is so hated by the elite in the West, and so loved by the Russian people.
Julian described a very dangerous man, the greatest danger to traitorous Western politicians, those whom the oligarchs, the real masters of the financial world, place at their pleasure, without elections, at the head of the European Union or even the leadership of Great Britain! This man does everything for his country, isn't it disgusting, instead of lining his own pockets? The most dangerous man in the world is the one who cannot be bought, the Russians are very lucky because a patriot was placed on the throne of Peter the Great !
The most dangerous men are quiet, civil, and patient.
This cannot be a matter of debate between us !
Exactly:
Putin The Great symbolised by Archangel Michael, killing the Monster.
->https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GlvIjCPXsAAJwJn?format=jpg
Sander
Uniting Russia by giving it a mission for common interests and common national goals. Peter the Great...Putin the Great.
Unity is the power of the nation state.
A good point. There are, however, different kinds of “unity”. In the Russian Federation, you have non-ideological unity of diverse ethnicities based on common interests and goals and shared values, despite cultural and religious differences. It is a kind of “synthesis”. In the US, you have ideological unity — which is abstract—rather than concrete — a kind of secular religion subsuming everything - “one nation under god”. At the same time, you have massive inequality, with diverse groups struggling against other, individualism pitting one against another, and the winner goes the spoils. The Disunited States of America. You cannot have real unity without transcending narrow ideological belief systems that do not benefit the common man. IMO
My late wife’s mother cried when she told me how bad things were during the “krizis” in the 90’s. The hardship and hopelessness. And her mother lived through Leningrad. Putin not only turned things around for ordinary Russians but gave them hope and pride to be Russians. You could actually hear the love and respect she has for Putin. I don’t think the West understands how bad it was.
I don't believe Yeltsin chose Putin. More like ex-KGB officers including Putin were disgusted watching their world being stolen by gangsters unimpeded by a drunken Yeltsin. Putin was in the right place at a bad time, and he seems like a man of action. I'm sure Yeltsin was given an invitation to retire that he couldn't refuse.
Nobody really knows. At this point, I am sure Yeltsin was too drunk all the time probably to remember his own name. Some of my journalistic sources in Russia at this time insist that it was a KGB coup. These particular people are smart — but also very biased.
Julian Macfarlane que texto tão belo! tão necessário ! Espero como sempre pelos seguintes. Partilhado.
Wow... Thank you...
Now i am waiting for the rest...
->https://www.occupyschagen.nl/Gifs/mr-bean-waiting.gif
But just take your time...
I know... it's called 'perfectionism' and it is haunting me too very often.
Sander.
https://open.substack.com/pub/mdavis19881/p/polirant-trump-is-still-putins-bitch?r=19b2o&utm_medium=ios
Putin is expecting maximum concessions. "Conversation with Trump: Another Success for Putin and invincible Russia" - The Kremlin propaganda’s first reaction to the White House and Kremlin call. Full article here https://substack.com/inbox/post/159359413
One look at that 'Free States Of Post-Russia' map tells you how fucking insane and delusional the entire 'west' is 😂😂😂
These people are fucking 🤡🤡🤡.
What about this... ?
Geo-Economic explanation of the current Geopolitical Phase-Shift...
Interview by Glenn Diesen (from the Duran) with Alex Krainer.
Recommended by the Sensings of Cassandra 😉.
'Alex Krainer: Economic Collapse & the End of Europe':
->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPYoT24B2uc
Short: It explains the World-Island / Heartland revival since ~2000, the role of 'The City of London' and its absolute failure, even before Trump started disassembling the Deep State under the US.
And the DOOM of Europe.
Sander
The history of Russia in the 1990s here is a bit off; the dangers of "Balkanization" in the 90s were not due to decentralization under Yeltsin, it was the opposite, they arose form Yeltsin’s very centralized approach to consolidating power. His 1993 constitutional changes heavily centralized presidential authority, weakening both the Duma and regional governors. And his and his Western partners economic "shock therapy" were quintessential action of deep centralization done against the wills of lower levels of government and most of the population, in some areas the anger at having them forced on them from the center and the resulting devastation they caused, led to call for separation from the federation.
Thank you for this comment BTW — it makes an important point.
Very good Julian. However, I would not paint Yeltsin as a drunk incompetent. There really was no clear economic or political way forward without outside help.
I think it's very much worth mentioning the role and lack of moral leadership that America played in Russia's descent into chaos. Jeffrey Sachs, who wrote about this last September, described being invited to Moscow first to assist Gorbachov and later to assist Yeltsin's Prime Minister Egor Gaidar in managing Gaidar's "shock therapy" of Russia's economy into a more market driven system.
Just as Poland had been backstopped by the West after the fall of the Soviet Union, and before that Europe itself after WWII, Gaidar was hoping for similar large scale support. Sachs and others came together and recommended that the West offer a grogram that Included immediate standstill on debt servicing, longer-term debt relief, a currency stabilization fund for the ruble (as for the Zloty in Poland), large-scale grants of dollars and European currencies to support urgently needed food and medical imports and other essential commodity flows, and immediate financing by the IMF, World Bank, and other institutions to protect Russia’s social services.
Facing the opportunity to bring Russia into the western European fold and avoid death and disaster for its people, America and the West turned away, really an unforgivable act of malice.
Sachs was cynically told by the White House that the requested program of assistance stood no chance of happening because that year, 1992, was an election year and no one was going to be seen as helping Russia.
Some think Putin today is seeking cooperation with the West. I have a hard time believing he has forgotten or that he is so naive.
Sachs' piece, an interesting read:
https://scheerpost.com/2024/09/17/jeffrey-sachs-how-the-neocons-subverted-russias-financial-stabilization-in-the-early-1990s/
Yes, mind you, Sachs is also trying to whitewash past sins.
"The sweeping property redistribution, together with the formation of new segments in the bureaucratic and business structures with a view to supporting the existing regime, was accomplished through the absolute decentralization of the government authorities. These officials failed to formulate common national interests and goals, and to mobilize the necessary resources for achieving them."
It looks like Europe today.
Check out my latest post, which address a similar topic, i.e. how unelected politicians/bureaucrats in the EU are dismantling social welfare and healthcare across Europe to keep financing wars and terrorism abroad: https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/800-billions-for-war-zero-for-the
Thanks for this. GREAT post BTW!
He has it backwards, the dangers of "Balkanization" in Russia during the 1990s were not due to decentralization under Yeltsin, it was the opposite, they arose form Yeltsin’s very centralized approach to consolidating power. His 1993 constitutional changes heavily centralized presidential authority, weakening both the Duma and regional governors. And his and his Western partners economic "shock therapy" were quintessential action of deep centralization done against the wills of lower levels of government and most of the population, in some areas the anger at having them forced on them from the center and the resulting devastation they caused, led to call for separation from the federation.
Not quite backwards, I think. I did not go into as much detail as I should about Yeltsin. My bad! But that is covered in the “Special Article”. Yeltsin did centralize authority by weakening Russian democracy — the Duma and the regional governors— with power vested in the Oligarchy — with him as the Number One oligarch. Obviously, this was a challenge for Putin. How to restore institutional integrity? He leveraged central authority — his own— against the plutocracy, bringing them to heel., at the same time freeing up regional governments.