A Good Analysis of Ukraine

~ Clarissa

I read the following article and wondered why it was so reasonable:

For much of this discussion over Ukraine, we have been told that the country is divided between the pro-European West and the pro-Russian East. While there is some truth to this, the real divide in Ukraine is not East versus West, but up versus down.

The question is will Ukraine move up towards more freedom and the rule of law or will this country fall further down towards despotism and crony capitalism. There are very few people in Ukraine who benefit from the country going down further.

And then I saw the author’s last name (Zapesochny) and had my answer.

And this suggestion makes a lot of sense:

To keep Ukraine out of Putin’s orbit, it will require Ukraine’s protestors to discredit the KGB with the older generation in both countries. . . As the older Ukrainians finally learn the truth about their relatives, it might even encourage a similar movement in Russia. The KGB’s successors would eventually be forced to concede if enough people stand up to them.

Good article, I recommend.

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  2. Just a minor nitpick with the article, but Vorkuta is not in Siberia. It is north of the Arctic circle in the region north of the Urals. Sometimes it is referred to as the polar Urals.

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    1. Well, all of those Russians look the same to us, Ukrainians. 🙂

      I always bug my husband, who is from Greater Moscow area, with comments like, “What are you shivering for? How did you survive back home in Siberia?” And every single time, he gets really annoyed. 🙂 🙂

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