Черносотенец прийде – порядок наведе

This about History, tagged , , , , was written by for , on February 23, 2017 .No Comments

Кем бы вы были в 1917 году? Ответ, наверное, очевиден:

Space Monkeys With Blasters

This about Politics, tagged , , , , was written by for on June 1, 2014 .No Comments

Basically a summary of the yarowrath “emergence” ideology as taken from his Facebook (h/t Mike Dodd for preserving it). Tristan is my favourite Facebook friend, because he is very sensitive. So, he provides more high-res map for navigating nuances of American culture than Sia and Korman, who are more reserved. BTW, Tristan, have you seen […]

What Political System do Russians Prefer?

This about Society, tagged , , , was written by for on February 9, 2013 .No Comments

A new Levada poll indicates that after a brief infatuation with markets and “Western-style democracy” in the early 1990s, Russians more or less consistently consider the Soviet system to be the best one out there. Russians on the Country’s Political and Economic System Which of these political systems do you think is best: The Soviet […]

Russia’s Bizarre Preoccupation With The Idea Of The “National Idea”

This about Society, tagged , , was written by for on August 27, 2012 .12 Comments

There’s tons of criticism that Russia no longer has a “national idea.” The sentiment comes from almost everyone: Nationalists, liberasts, Communists, foreign critics, Russian “experts” with far too much time on their hands, and even some otherwise astute observers. I don’t disagree with the thesis, but do ask: Why is that such a bad thing? Grand […]

The Radical Ideologies Of The 21st Century

This about Futurism, tagged , , was written by for on April 24, 2011 .15 Comments

Though I’ve written a lot on technological, energy, and geopolitical futures, this has largely been to the neglect of ideology. Part of the reason is that making accurate predictions on this topic is far harder, because of the inherent intangibility of belief systems. Nonetheless, it is necessary, because of their overwhelming influence on the historical […]