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Putin's actions prove Russia is a fascist state
Oped, Vasyl Cherepanyn, Published on 10/06/2022
» A few years ago, during a panel discussion on the politics of memory at a university in a German-speaking country, I called Russian President Vladimir Putin "the most powerful fascist politician in the world". Afterwards, the organisers shyly told me that while the event had gone well, the label I applied to the Kremlin leader was "too much" -- even though Russia had by that time already occupied Crimea and started a war in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. I was surprised not so much by the organisers' comment as by the way they made it. They seemed genuinely embarrassed as if I had said something obscene.
Tip of the iceberg
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/08/2020
» The army general prime minister is trying to reinstate the Bull Boss case. One can assume the motivation is to manage public perceptions, since saving face is the be-all and end-all of government policy.