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"Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem." The universal methodological principle, known as Okkam's razor, says "Entities are not to be multiplied above the necessary." I try to use this principle to understand Russia - if there is a more simple way to explain something, then this way should be closer to truth than a more complex one.

Monday, October 31, 2005

Russian Jokes

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YUKOS gas station. Khodorkovsky 12 years. Lebedev 9 years. Shakhnovsky 5 year. Picture by Zhgun
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Thursday, October 27, 2005

Putin Is Tired

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Moscow News published a very interesting interview with Helene Carrere d'Encausse . This belongs to a tiny group of experts on Russian a...
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Monday, October 24, 2005

Who Is Not With Us...

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Russian Chronicles

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Thanks to Jane Keeler I found this wonderful travelogue “Russian Chronicles” . Lisa Dickey and David Hillegas come back to Russia and make ...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Russians and Europeans

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The All-Russian Сenter of the Public Opinion Studies (VTSIOM) presented to the public the results of it poll about how frequently Russians ...
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Why Russians Do Not Smile

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Russia Profile published an article by Olga Nikitina “Combining a Rude and Very Hospitable Reputation” on a very interesting topic about Ru...
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Friday, September 30, 2005

Million Pieces of Shit

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I looked up Amazon.com sales ranks and couldn’t believe my eyes – “Million Little Pieces” by Frey is No.1 . It’s recommended by Oprah! What ...
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