The Oil Drum | The Game is afoot, or another look East of the Caspian.

38 comments on The Game is afoot, or another look East of the Caspian.

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Fletcher on April 7, 2006 - 7:28pm

Wow!! Can you expand on that comparison, and then provide supporting citations. Are you suggesting that Putin is akin to Adolph Hilter in his assertions of power?

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RussFag on April 8, 2006 - 4:44pm

The main similarity between modern Russia and old Germany is the idea of revanche that is roaming minds here.

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Don Sailorman on April 8, 2006 - 5:42pm

Ohmigod! You are not serious.

Please, tell me that you are not serious.

Please.

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RussFag on April 8, 2006 - 7:18pm

Well, maybe half-serious.
When they will send me to America with a nuke in my bosom I swear I will bypass your house :)

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Don Sailorman on April 8, 2006 - 9:47pm

Thanks. You have removed a great burden from my mind:-)

But why on earth would Putin want to rule over non-Russians? He hates and despises non-Russians, as in Chechnya and would gladly use Stalin's solution to the Chechen problem if he thought he could get away with it.

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RussFag on April 8, 2006 - 10:20pm

Pootin is neither racist nor Stalinist. His aim (as I see it) is orthodox Russian empire with some government-approved minorities.
When I say revanche I mean revenge towards good old enemies.

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Don Sailorman on April 9, 2006 - 1:12am

O.K. I misunderstood "revanchist" to mean coveting former territory.

So Vlad the Putin is not a racist? Remarkable.

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