Back in 2012, Russian dissidents were triumphantly sending out a photo that disproved the famous narrative of “It doesn’t mean anything that Putin worked for the KGB. He never persecuted anybody, he was just a spy.” In the photo, Putin was conducting an arrest (accompanied by a beating) of an anti-Soviet intellectual.
And it was so gosh darn frustrating. Because it was like, now you’ve discovered he is a villain? It’s 20-fucking-12!
Cue 10 years from now when a bunch of folks will start eagerly informing us that guess what? Trump wasn’t really perfect, after all.
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I saw this article today:
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2017/05/25/will-ukraine-ever-change/
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Thank you , a great link. It’s all true. Ukraine’s economy is really improving, in spite of the war. But corruption remains. And it’s the greatest, toughest challenge for the country.
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