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Old 21st Sep 2014, 18:58
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Okay, I managed to butcher that link, and due to probation couldn't see and fix it. Sorry. It's over now anyway. Seemed to go peacefully. Lots of people, on both sides of the riot police walls.

The chanting, nay, screaming of "Putin, Putin" (instead of, say, "Rossiya, Rossiya") gave me strange visions of bier halls in Munich. Those folks have gone full tilt with the person worship thing.

I know and see some Russians where I live. Generally quite affable folks, with many of the same traits that us fenno-ugrians tend to display, once you get to know them.

Always good to remember that Putin's government is a wholly another thing than the Russian people. The single-minded media bombardment would be hard for anyone to resist over time.

Anyways, it was nice to see that demonstration happening in Moscow. Always refreshing to get a bit of other viewpoints too...
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