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    Quote Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09 View Post
    A new generation of protesters is coming for Putin
    http://bv.ms/2n93IXE
    "A revolt of schoolkids & students" is how one Russian paper today describes Sunday's protests. "The kindergarten revolution" says another.

    Russian film director Alexander Sokurov criticises violent response to protests, says government is afraid to talk to young people.

    In leaked classroom video, Russian university lecturer denounces his students as “freaks” for protesting corruption.
    https://themoscowtimes.com/news/in-l...protest-57559#

    Russia is in the midst of a massive "brain drain"...anyone what is well educated or has a solid well trained/experienced blue collar background is desperately trying to get travel visas to EU...WHERE when they arrive they asked immediately for Residence Permits as "they "ain't going back home any time soon"....
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    Quote Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09 View Post
    "A revolt of schoolkids & students" is how one Russian paper today describes Sunday's protests. "The kindergarten revolution" says another.

    Russian film director Alexander Sokurov criticises violent response to protests, says government is afraid to talk to young people.

    In leaked classroom video, Russian university lecturer denounces his students as “freaks” for protesting corruption.
    https://themoscowtimes.com/news/in-l...protest-57559#

    Russia is in the midst of a massive "brain drain"...anyone what is well educated or has a solid well trained/experienced blue collar background is desperately trying to get travel visas to EU...WHERE when they arrive they asked immediately for Residence Permits as "they "ain't going back home any time soon"....
    Right now the Russian government ...no actually Putin is on a massive info war against their own younger generation .....REMEMBER this is the generation that has largely grown up under him....they has a block have been largely quite but apparently no longer....

    The Moscow Times

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    Russia is strong. Russia is respected. Russia could be brought down by some pimply teens who watched a YouTube video
    https://themoscowtimes.com/news/puti...omaidan-57586#

    IMPORTANT read for the coming months...as these demos have caught even the attention of US Congress....

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    Does anyone of the few people readind this thread ever noticed that recent anti-corruption protrsts targeted Medvedev, not Putin? Any guesses why is it so?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mirhond View Post
    Does anyone of the few people readind this thread ever noticed that recent anti-corruption protrsts targeted Medvedev, not Putin? Any guesses why is it so?
    Medvedev is as corrupt as Putin is...and is a rather easy target......so he is getting fed to the lions to distract from Putin being responsible for the corruption....as he could if he wanted to actually crack down but then the entire government...security services....state owned businesses and generally the entire society is corrupt....

    So where does one actually start??

    "Lawyers and activists fighting corruption and abuse in Russia have been killed"
    https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/03/31/...s-tweets-week#
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    The Moscow Times‏
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    #Faced with more unsanctioned protests this Sunday, Russia is getting back to basics, blocking websites left & right.
    https://themoscowtimes.com/news/ahea...-57603#…

    Reminds me of the 68s and the slogan "all power to the people"....
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    VIDEO: Today truck drivers tried to protest in #Dagestan. They were surrounded by OMON, Rosgvardia & army vehicles.
    http://rtvi.com/news/28941-v-dagesta...a-rosgvardiya#

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    From yesterday.....

    OTD in 1867 the US illegally annexed Alaska from Russia. Our compatriots yearn to return to the Motherland and plan a referendum.

    BUT MORE SERIOUSLY
    Russia claims Alaska is yet another place where Russian speakers are being abused.Little green men are on their way?

    Russian media keeps fixating on the theme of natives & Russian speakers allegedly mistreated by the U.S. in Alaska.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mirhond View Post
    Does anyone of the few people readind this thread ever noticed that recent anti-corruption protrsts targeted Medvedev, not Putin? Any guesses why is it so?

    Two Thirds of Russians Hold Putin Responsible for Corruption
    http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com...ld-putin.html#

    The Kremlin realized on Sunday that it may have problems with the next generation of Russians.
    https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/...alright-57551#

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    Solid article but sorry in Russian....

    Brilliant Lilia Shevtsova grasps how "Putin generation" rebelled against Putin's regime in Russia's Ides of March
    http://echo.msk.ru/blog/shevtsova/1953840-echo/#

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    Arguably the video of the day: a violinist who took part in Sunday's protests is detained during rehearsals
    https://tvrain.ru/teleshow/videoofth...m_term=431287#

    Rather nice how other musicians tell the policeman: we don't have that many violinists. why do you have to take him away?

    For those that do not speak Russian ...if at first a pop up screen comes up click on the bottom left small bar in the pop up window....
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    Russian "alerted state of reality strikes again......

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    Russia has no territorial claims to neighboring states - @mfa_russia's #Lavrov
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    Man in Kyrgyzstan stabs drinking buddy to death in anger at being nagged at for cooking instant noodles too slowly
    https://m.ru.sputnik.kg/incidents/20...de-ssory.html#

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    Dozens in Russia imprisoned for social media likes, reposts:
    http://ow.ly/ivDu300QBaG

    Dagestan, Russia: Protest of truck drivers
    https://russia.liveuamap.com/en/2017...truck-drivers#
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    How long before Kremlin block Facebook, Twitter and YouTube?

    LinkedIn already blocked.

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    Amazing recording of Russian teacher telling students to support the government. They push back. English transcript.
    https://globalvoices.org/2017/03/21/...t-patriotism/#

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    Russia 's Bob Dylan, Yevgeny Yevtushenko died near Moscow. @nytimes about him: Russian Poet Steeped In America
    https://nyti.ms/2omSnIl

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    Moscow’s false story about Alaska infuriates residents of Russian#North
    http://euromaidanpress.com/2017/04/0...maidan-press/#

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    The Russian Regime's "neo-modernist" vision of the future
    https://www.memri.org/reports/wester...eo-modernism-#

    By...Director general...government funded think tank

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    Russian TV anchor Kiselev pessimistic on fighting corruption: "Corruption was never beaten through protests...it can't be beaten quickly..."

    He ignored the protests last Sunday. Today Russian TV's Kiselev calls Navalny "insincere" & Putin "uncompromising" in fighting corruption.

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    In #Russia, over 10,000 long-haul lorry drivers #protest against #Platon road toll charges

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