[lbo-talk] the cult of Putinism

" Chris Doss " nomorebounces at mail.ru
Sun Mar 14 04:33:40 PST 2004


I've noticed a tendency among UK writers to treat the USSR as if it was the British Empire. "We pulled out of India; why can't Russia pull out of Georgia?" Reason: INDIA DID NOT BORDER BRITAIN.

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I fear you're right. The New Statesman has a review of the same titles this week which describes Khodorkovsky as an "oil tycoon and philanthropist".

John



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