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‘The Other Paris, ’ by Luc Sante: Book Review
‘The Other Paris,’ by Luc Sante[Book Review] By MOLLY HASKELL OCT. 30, 2015, nytimes.comImage from article, with caption, Before World War I an opium pipe cost less than a drinkLuc Sante is no doubt a...
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Hanging Around on Facebook
By Michele A. Berdy, themoscowtimes.com; via MT on Facebook [JB note: This astute piece by an an admirable author -- and master of the Russian language -- suggests, at least to me, that...
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Russia and the Curse of Geography
Want to understand why Putin does what he does? Look at a map.Tim Marshall, theatlantic.comVladimir Putin says he is a religious man, a great supporter of the Russian Orthodox Church. If so, he may...
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We still think we’re heroes: The sad denialism that plagues American foreign...
WILLIAM J. ASTORE, TOMDISPATCH.COM, posted in salon; See also John Brown "too provincial for empire" (2007)Share2K120WhatsApp68This piece originally appeared on TomDispatch.The United States is a...
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Not much has changed in the US - On de Tocqueville's Democracy in America:...
theguardian.comNicholas Lezard finds Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America is as relevant and accurate today as it was 150 years agoDemocracy in America by Alexis de TocquevilleBuy Democracy in...
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American pop culture trends Russians choose to adopt
via IK on Facebookrbth.comOctober 31, 2015 KIRA TVERSKAYA, SPECIAL TO RBTHWhile public polls are showing a negative attitude toward Americans among ordinary Russians, from a lifestyle perspective, the...
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Key Quotations from de Tocqueville: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum?...
richard-hooker.com "I confess that in America I saw more than America; I sought there the image of democracy itself, with its inclinations, its character, its prejudices, and its passions, in order...
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Упадок российской публичной сферы
gefter.ru; via MT and IK on Facebook«Путинизм» без человеческого лица: диагностика системыАлександр Эткинд02.11.2015 // 2 777© flickr.com/photos/ninaraОт редакции: Перед вами русский перевод статьи...
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What If They Gave a War and Everyone Came?
Peter Van Buren, wemeantwell.comNovember 3, 2015Tags: is, Obama, RussiaPosted in: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, YemenWhat if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003? How would things be...
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America: Land of lushes
washingtonpost.comBy Christopher Buckley October 15Christopher Buckley’s new novel, “The Relic Master,” will be published in December.Susan Cheever begins her sober look at American drinking with a...
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«Официальное искусство будет, пока существует государство»
Евгения Коробкова, izvestia.ruVia FacebookКураторы выставки соцреализма в Манеже Зельфира Трегулова и Эдуард Бояков — о том, как воспринимают советскую живопись на Западе и почему в экспозиции нет...
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Socialist Realism without Stalin: A New exhibit in Moscow
John Brown shared a link. [slightly edited]8 mins · John Brown's Notes and Essays: «Официальное искусство будет, пока существует государство»JOHNBROWNNOTESANDESSAYS.BLOGSPOT.COM|BY JOHN BROWNLike...
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Russian Kitsch vs. American "Efficiency"
Check out these photos of the Moscow Subway. Photographer David Bardeny ...Канадский фотограф создал невероятную серию снимков московского метроКанадский фотограф Дэвид Бардени (David Burdeny) после...
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Commentator/linguist Mark Teeter on new Russian website dealing with foreign...
from Facebook (11/5/2015)Mark H. Teeter shared Moscow TV Tonite's post.2 hrs · 'I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANY MORE' ("Network," 1976)--> "[Alexey Kovalev] used to work for RIA...
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America's 50 best cities to live in
usatoday.comEvan Comen, Sam Stebbins, Michael B. Sauter, and Thomas C. Frohlich, 24/7 Wall St.9:28 a.m. EST November 5, 2015(Photo: Thinkstock) 1392CONNECT 324TWEET 7LINKEDIN 7COMMENTEMAILMOREMoving...
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Cheney "iron ass"; Rumsfeld "arrogant," according to George H. W. Bush: a...
image from[JB note: Am posting this "old" piece -- in response to George W.H. Bush stating that "Cheney [is/has?] an 'iron-ass' and ... Rumsfeld 'an arrogant fellow'"; [Note the Dubya reference to...
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What Ancient Rome and The USA Have in Common: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus...
thefederalistpapers.org; via MC on FacebookBY BRITTANY SOARESFrom Fox News:Unfortunately, the fall of Rome is a pattern repeated by empires throughout history … including ours?A group of libertarians...
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Don't worry, we'll take care of your memory ...
From a friendly Facebook message ...Your Memories on FacebookJohn, we care about you and the memories you share here. We thought you'd like to look back on this post from 1 year ago.1 Year AgoThis...
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Три выставки недели
theartnewspaper.ruЖивопись соцреализма в Манеже, традиционная японская керамика раку в ГМИИ им. А.С.Пушкина, авторский проект чешского художника Иржи Давида в Московском музее современного искусства06...
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