Moscow’s Pacification

This about Society, tagged , , , was written by for on October 20, 2021 .19 Comments

Moscow’s homicide rate now lower than London’s.

Translation: Riots and Vegetables

This about Society, tagged , , was written by for on October 15, 2013 .No Comments

Anastasia Novikova at Komsomolskaya Pravda details the fallout following demonstrations on the streets of Moscow After a pogrom in Biryulyov, police are checking passer-bys and a fruit and vegetable base with the help of APCs Policemen are maintaining order after mass riots in the West Biryulyovo district of Moscow.   According to the police, around 300 […]

Translation: Evgeniya Khasis on Tolokonnikova’s Prison Letter

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A letter from Yevgenia Khasis, a nationalist and convicted accomplice to murder, and fellow colony inmate of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, published in Komsomolskaya Pravda, 28 September 2013. Evgeniya Khasis’ Letter: Tolokno’s Passions I met Nadezhda about a year ago when she arrived at the colony to serve the sentence handed down to her by the court. Despite […]

Why 80 Chechens can “Own” A Russian City of 40,000 People

This about Society, tagged , , , , was written by for on July 27, 2013 .26 Comments

The commentator Дарман, who appears to be from Dagestan, argues that Chechens are quite different from the other North Caucasian nationalities. Apparently, minorities in Russia don’t like Chechens much more than do ethnic Russians. (Brings to mind that War Nerd quote, “They seem like one of those tribes that are either going to rule the world or go […]

2 Murders, 3 Years, 12 Families: Why Pugachev Residents are Angry

This about Society, tagged , , , , was written by for on July 17, 2013 .17 Comments

Though I know I missed the train on this news, one point in particular is worth drawing attention to as regard the stabbing of (the half-Tatar) paratrooper Ruslan Morzhanov by a 16-year-old ethnic Chechen, which incited the small town of Pugachev to stage a peaceful mini-revolt against the feds. The town has seen similar tragedies before. A […]

Translation: Police – Foreigners Commit 47% of Crimes in Moscow

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As Russia develops a Migration Code to deal with recent influxes, one police official testifies that 47% of crimes in Moscow are committed by foreigners. Interior Ministry: 47% of Crimes in Moscow are Committed by Foreigners 47% of crimes in Moscow are carried out by foreigners, according to the latest statistics. This was announced by […]

Much Ado About Rape: Quantifying A Big Taboo

This about Society, tagged , , , was written by for on February 23, 2013 .19 Comments

The past two days I had the pleasure of observing the blowout over a post by blogger Matt Forney about rape – or more precisely, about “how to rape women and get away with it.” It’s completely satirical, quite funny, and one can’t help but by impressed by the size of the balls (no homo) […]

The Decline Of Russian Skinheads

This about Society, tagged , , , was written by for on February 19, 2013 .25 Comments

It’s not just the gopniks who are withering away; so are racist skinheads. According to the SOVA Center – an NGO which is about as anti-Kremlin as it gets, so no point in speculating that it cooks the figures for PR purposes – racist attacks in Russia have plummeted from their peak levels in 2007-2008, back […]

Violence Against Women By Country

This about Society, tagged , , was written by for on September 2, 2012 .14 Comments

Eighteen percent of the women in Sweden have at one time been threatened by a man. Forty six percent of the women in Sweden have been subjected to violence by a man. At least according to ultra-leftist Stieg Larsson (of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo fame). But thing is, if you actually ask women if […]

Breivik’s Future

This about Society, tagged , , was written by for on August 26, 2012 .22 Comments

Is 21 years in prison, with the rarely mentioned (but real) addendum that it may be indefinitely extended if he is assessed as a risk to society. Which he no doubt will be. If I were the judge I’d put him up against the wall and be done with it. On this I actually agree […]

The Death Penalty: It’s Conditional

This about Society, tagged , , was written by for on August 12, 2012 .9 Comments

User Jennifer Hor writes: Last time I looked at the financial cost of capital punishment in the US was several years ago and already in the late 1990s – early 2000s, the cost of executing someone was US$8 million in Florida… There are costs involved like the various appeals processes which take up people’s time and […]

IQ Is A Social Construct Except When It Isn’t

This about HBD, tagged , , was written by for on August 10, 2012 .7 Comments

That is, when it happens to show that someone is a mental retard and as such shouldn’t be executed for murder. Just the old liberal hamster wheel logic in action. I’m actually quite indifferent to the DP. But I’m not indifferent to using mental retardation as a defense. If anything it is more of a reason […]