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Can you identify this guy?
If there be an existence of wretchedness on earth it must be that of the elderly, worn-out rouĂ©, who has run this race of debt and bills of accommodation and acceptances, — of what, if we were not in these … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Crime & Punishment, Indicting Trump, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged "Framley Parsonage", Anthony Trollope, Trump
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“Russia Russia Russia!” It’s back
How do I know? Aside from having read segments of the Mueller Report — especially the Russian election interference sections and responsive indictments — I read lots of readers’ comments to Times articles and editorials. I feel I’ve joined a … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Journalism, Komprosplat, Mueller investigation, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting rights
Tagged "Russian hoax, Kinahora, letters to the editor, Mueller report, New York Times, Putin, Russian troll farm, Russian trolls, TAFKAT, Twitter
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I’ve been thinking about Boris Savinkov
In all my reading of Russian lit and history, I’ve never come upon a character like Boris Savinkov. Even now, months after finishing a fine, massive biography of Savinkov by Vladimir Alexandrov, I find it difficult to accept that he … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Journalism, Politics, Revolution, The Facts of Life
Tagged "To Break Russia's Chains, Alexey Navalny, assassination, Boris Savinkov, Chekhov, Nady Tolokonnikova, Pussy Riot, Sergey Parkhomenki, Vladimir Alexandrov
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