I started this blog at a heady time. The special military operation had just begun and Liberals in Russia were absolutely losing their minds. In panic, prominent Liberal lichnosti packed their bags and fled to Georgia, Turkey, Latvia and Israel, of course, among other countries. The celebrity class was the first out the door. Many prominent Liberal pro-Western media projects were then shut down. The nationalists were stunned and didn’t even know what to say - Putin had just fulfilled their deepest-held wish to take back Ukraine and confront the West head-on and so found their position outflanked by the President from the Right, as it were. COVID then disappeared from the news and everyone joked that Putin had militarily defeated the virus. Within the Orthodox Church, Liberalizers were stripped of their positions and the military community saw a huge surge in interest in their writings. The public statements of members of the Russian government suddenly took a sharp rightward turn and milquetoast public intellectuals were suddenly speaking in the language of revanchist ethnic nationalism.
«intellectuals were suddenly speaking in the language of revanchist ethnic nationalism»
It is important to note that V. Putin uses the language of "nationalism" but it is not "revanchist", but forward looking, and most importantly is is multi-etchnica, not ethnic. He is always careful to use language that makes the point that the Russian Federation is multi-ethnic, as is the RF military, even if because of history it is a russophone world.
This is very important for the RF because it one way to fight "prometheism", the attempt to break up the RF along ethnic lines.
«distancing herself from the Liberal, Western-imposed system of the 90s»
It was not quite “Western-imposed»: in the 1990s the collapse of the USSR economy was so enormous that ex-USSR member states were willing to try anything, from murderous medieval tyrannies (in some of the stans) to fascist gangsterism (Ukraine) to Pinochet style ultra-neoliberalism (baltics).
In political terms the "Washington Consensus" is all about the USA "supporting" and protecting the upper and upper-middle classes, and for them being so "protected" is a pretty good deal, they want it quite voluntarily.
Those who reject USA "protection" are the lower-middle and lower classes, see Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba, which are left-wing on the economy.
«the key for the future “basification” of Russia lies in the military and the vets and the patriotic community riding a wave of popular support to start demanding changes.»
In the RF case right-wingers need to be careful as to their positioning: if they want to be right-wing on values, they must be left-wing on the economy, because the upper and upper-middle classes are right-wing on the economy and for them that is more important than any values. BTW the Donbas are an example, where they are patriotic and traditionalist on values, and leftist on the economy.
It may really annoy some RF right-wingers, but if they want to fight the neoliberal elites they need to fight neoliberalism, and adopt at least part of "sovok" politics, and be at least social-democratic and a bit socialist on the economy.
«And the elite, for whom this war of civilizations is an unfortunate mistake, because there is no Russia for them. They lived in the West, considering us stupid rogues and savages, and continue to mentally live there.»
Again, it may look like that it is about culture and mentality, but it is really about interests. They regard the lower classes of the RF not so much as “stupid rogues and savages” but as economic rivals and want USA "protection" against the threat of social-democratic and socialist policies arising from below (the same as the "Washington Consensus" elites).
Unfortunately, there are always quislings at the rear of the battlefront. They need to be identified as such and dealt with accordingly. Tough to do. The Deep State exists in all nations.
Speaking of Katyusha... Did you see this?
https://t.me/rocknrollgeopolitics/4540
«intellectuals were suddenly speaking in the language of revanchist ethnic nationalism»
It is important to note that V. Putin uses the language of "nationalism" but it is not "revanchist", but forward looking, and most importantly is is multi-etchnica, not ethnic. He is always careful to use language that makes the point that the Russian Federation is multi-ethnic, as is the RF military, even if because of history it is a russophone world.
This is very important for the RF because it one way to fight "prometheism", the attempt to break up the RF along ethnic lines.
«distancing herself from the Liberal, Western-imposed system of the 90s»
It was not quite “Western-imposed»: in the 1990s the collapse of the USSR economy was so enormous that ex-USSR member states were willing to try anything, from murderous medieval tyrannies (in some of the stans) to fascist gangsterism (Ukraine) to Pinochet style ultra-neoliberalism (baltics).
In political terms the "Washington Consensus" is all about the USA "supporting" and protecting the upper and upper-middle classes, and for them being so "protected" is a pretty good deal, they want it quite voluntarily.
Those who reject USA "protection" are the lower-middle and lower classes, see Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba, which are left-wing on the economy.
«the key for the future “basification” of Russia lies in the military and the vets and the patriotic community riding a wave of popular support to start demanding changes.»
In the RF case right-wingers need to be careful as to their positioning: if they want to be right-wing on values, they must be left-wing on the economy, because the upper and upper-middle classes are right-wing on the economy and for them that is more important than any values. BTW the Donbas are an example, where they are patriotic and traditionalist on values, and leftist on the economy.
It may really annoy some RF right-wingers, but if they want to fight the neoliberal elites they need to fight neoliberalism, and adopt at least part of "sovok" politics, and be at least social-democratic and a bit socialist on the economy.
«And the elite, for whom this war of civilizations is an unfortunate mistake, because there is no Russia for them. They lived in the West, considering us stupid rogues and savages, and continue to mentally live there.»
Again, it may look like that it is about culture and mentality, but it is really about interests. They regard the lower classes of the RF not so much as “stupid rogues and savages” but as economic rivals and want USA "protection" against the threat of social-democratic and socialist policies arising from below (the same as the "Washington Consensus" elites).
The article suggests that life is pretty good for most Russians. Things have to be bleak before the working and the middle classes rise up
Unfortunately, there are always quislings at the rear of the battlefront. They need to be identified as such and dealt with accordingly. Tough to do. The Deep State exists in all nations.
If only the USA would deal with their fakes and liberal backstabbers as well as Russia is doing! We would all be better off.