...of colossal asshatery and douchebagery and pure inhuman behavior:


Yet Another Reason for Killing PutinDisgusting. The lengths that the Russian government will go to maintain its Mediterranean naval base and Syria as an arms customer. When Assad is tried for crimes against humanity I'm hoping, against all evidence to the contrary, that ( Read more... )

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Hey, Ms. artemiswinter  I think you need to forward this to a couple of gentlemen with whom we watched fireworks:

President MehMneMne

"Once pessimism sinks into the Russian soul it's for life."

(From russiamagazine weekly round-up of Russian blogs, which seem to exist mostly in the LJ-sphere.)

Heehee.  It's funny cause it's true!!

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This is breaking my heart.  Tbilisi, Georgia  was a second home to me when I was growing up.  My step-mother and her family are from Tbilisi.  My maternal grandfather made it his home for most of his life. I've spent countless months in Georgia when it was still a Soviet republic.  I love the land, the people. There is no other place on earth like ( Read more... )