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Borodai - "the Karl Rove of Russian imperialism"


               
2014 Jul 23, 5:59am   1,246 views  3 comments

by dublin hillz   follow (1)  

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/malaysia-airlines-mh17-crash-who-alexander-yurevich-borodai-20140722

"He comes from a group of ultranationalists who were part of the far-right Zavtra newspaper in the 1990s. Their Pan-Slavic ideas, aiming for the unity of Slavic peoples, were considered marginal at the time, New York Times reported.

But they have now moved into the mainstream, helping formulate the worldview of today's Kremlin, said Oleg Kashin, a Russian investigative journalist who has written extensively about Borodai."

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1   Blurtman   2014 Jul 23, 6:09am  

Slavs are the Hispanics of central and eastern Europe. In fact, Slavs should have minority status in the USA.

2   dublin hillz   2014 Jul 23, 9:09am  

Blurtman says

Slavs are the Hispanics of central and eastern Europe. In fact, Slavs should have minority status in the USA.

They might have a case - there are more than few here in SFBA. Those who come after age of 16 have more assimilation issues than one would think.

3   Blurtman   2014 Jul 23, 10:34am  

dublin hillz says

Blurtman says

Slavs are the Hispanics of central and eastern Europe. In fact, Slavs should have minority status in the USA.

They might have a case - there are more than few here in SFBA. Those who come after age of 16 have more assimilation issues than one would think.

If you look at the portrayal of Slavs in ads on USA TV, it is a pretty derogatory portrayal.

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