Kristian Kiehling6d ago

This is a great analysis of the phenomenon of the so-called "good Russians," which still manages to captivate Russian audiences.👇
"The good Russian releases the West from a demand it cannot tolerate: the demand for a reckoning with Russian society, not just Russian leadership.[...] The good Russian is not coming to save you. And when you tell them that, they will make you pay for it."

https://thechrissampson.substack.com/p/the-good-russian-is-not-coming-to

The Good Russian Is Not Coming To Save You

And when you tell them that, they will make you pay for it.

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@Kristian_Kiehling Spot on. An extensive analysis, almost in Czesław Miłosz style. I can agree with everything that Chris Sampson is explaining here.
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Show threadKristian Kiehling6d ago
@Ustinoff One would hope that Chris might turn his important essay into a book, as Kyrylo Tkachenko did with his essay, "How Right Is the Left?" This would be essential reading to all of us who are unbombed, especially for "good Russians" like MEP Sergey Lagodinsky, who arrogantly disparage anyone who criticizes the effects that "good Russians" have.
https://www.eurozine.com/how-right-is-the-left/
How Right is the Left?

In 2014 Ukraine suddenly became a major focus of the western radical Left. The subsequent degree of overlap between radical-left and far-right interpretations and activities of the events in Ukraine has been striking. How to explain this? A good place to start, argues Kyrylo Tkachenko, is Germany.

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@Kristian_Kiehling
Lol. Tkachenko critizes Dietmar Bartsch for being a pro-russian leftist. 🤣
Show threadKristian Kiehling6d ago
@Ustinoff It would be great if someone could write a sequel to Tkachenko's excellent book, "Rechte Tür Links," focusing on German politicians from both the GDR and the BRD