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The Russian Dilettante on Gazprom and the Ukraine

Here’s an excellent point from the Russian Dilettante: What Moscow failed to anticipate is the negative and mostly unfair coverage in the Western media. But what did they expect? This anti-Russian sentiment runs deep; the Soviet Union seems to have gotten better treatment than Russia. Moscow needs its own Anne Applebaums in the newspapers of […]

Here’s an excellent point from the Russian Dilettante:

What Moscow failed to anticipate is the negative and mostly unfair coverage in the Western media. But what did they expect? This anti-Russian sentiment runs deep; the Soviet Union seems to have gotten better treatment than Russia. Moscow needs its own Anne Applebaums in the newspapers of record. Western journalists once queued to serve uncle Joe — often for free. Russia’s current government — a paragon of decency in comparison — must be a terribly unattractive master.

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