Gentlemen: I believe there is a case of a serious disconnect and I need your help to clarify the situation.
What happended: Alexander Dolmatov, a member of a Russian opposition party
The Other Russia (effectively a renamed
National Bolshevik Party) decided to take part in a street meeting that led him to a fight with a Russian police: Dolmatov is
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/maybe I've been watching too many previews of The Americans
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In general I don't think street protesters earn special protection - other countries have their own problems to attend to.
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there is a plenty of russian guys sucking Putin's dick for free
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This post is about a misperception of some Russian folks. Please re-read what I wrote:
I personally think that Oleg Kashin and other Russians like him have a mistaken assumption about how the West perceives these "fighters for the democracy" in Russia. Kashin probably think that Dolmatov-type political activists are a kind of proxy fighters of the West in its mission to democratise Russia. As a result they expect the West to protect these activists from any misfortune. I also may be mistaken, so I decided to create a poll:
Do you see any mention of Putin in my text?
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Actually, you have distorted the context of Dolmatov's history
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Why do you think I distorted the context of Dolmatov's story?
I presented the elements I considered essential and included a link to Kashin's article.
I don't think the immigration office in Netherlands has means to accurately distinguish between the real and exaggerated threats based on Dolmatov's words.
If you wish, you can present your version of the story and I will insert it into my post.
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