tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post3610076322008210520..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: The New TsarStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-7435691413996964912018-08-15T19:57:02.047-05:002018-08-15T19:57:02.047-05:00"Judocracy", lol... I'll have to loo..."Judocracy", lol... I'll have to look into "Putin Country".Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-41557774674821234242018-08-15T09:58:12.068-05:002018-08-15T09:58:12.068-05:00Myers doesn't elaborate on the structure of th...Myers doesn't elaborate on the structure of the Russian government at length. In the beginning Putin relied on a council which Myers refers to as the judocracy, because the men on it had been Putin's judo-training friends. According to Myers, political checks gave way fairly early -- institutions like the Duma were either passive, impotent, or supportive. I'm currently looking at a book called "The Limits of Partnership" that examines foreign relations more at length, but I'm not sure of a good source for domestic investigation. Maybe "Putin Country"..Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-86238056028322668872018-08-15T00:10:04.716-05:002018-08-15T00:10:04.716-05:00This biography sounds pretty in-depth. Putin give...This biography sounds pretty in-depth. Putin gives the aura of being totally in charge... is that really the case, or does he also have some kind of committee behind him, like Xi's politburo? Is there no one hovering around him, constantly challenging him? (Maybe I should read the book, haha.)Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-28987700374801545652018-08-14T23:06:06.891-05:002018-08-14T23:06:06.891-05:00LOL!! so true...LOL!! so true...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-91274814199772506082018-08-14T21:13:32.523-05:002018-08-14T21:13:32.523-05:00I just read an amusing if cynical quote today...&q...I just read an amusing if cynical quote today..."No matter who you vote for, the government always gets in."Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-27273054533953478782018-08-14T20:34:13.964-05:002018-08-14T20:34:13.964-05:00I'm in a Russian mood at the moment as well! ...I'm in a Russian mood at the moment as well! Finished watching War and Peace with Audrey Hepburn and Peter Fonda last night..Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-56625118819698392712018-08-14T20:33:40.844-05:002018-08-14T20:33:40.844-05:00Yep! He is...not a fan. Yep! He is...not a fan. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-58539211103766047102018-08-14T20:00:14.944-05:002018-08-14T20:00:14.944-05:00this sounds like a must-read book. actually, i do...this sounds like a must-read book. actually, i don't want to know too much about this era: it's quite depressing and i'm too aged to be able to do anything about it so snail-like, i retire into my shell... i vote, tho: every citizen should be required to do that...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-42078407430620698142018-08-14T19:57:36.461-05:002018-08-14T19:57:36.461-05:00the chess player?the chess player?Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-3345488381852959772018-08-14T16:30:15.864-05:002018-08-14T16:30:15.864-05:00I really should read this. Putin is a figure of gr...I really should read this. Putin is a figure of great fascination and is clearly playing an important part in our world. <br /><br />I know that Gary Kasparov also has written a book on the man but I believe that is more of a scathing critique of him. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-33621986123141802552018-08-14T15:28:56.065-05:002018-08-14T15:28:56.065-05:00The first of my long promised Russia books has fin...The first of my long promised Russia books has finally made it to my read next pile. Much more to come on *that* subject!CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com