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I still think democracy among those insidiously intrusive Western values Russia resists so fiercely Joel Send a noteboard - 14/03/2017 02:37:39 PM

Russia does not have elections: It has coups and/or assassinations, usually AGAINST leaders foolish enough to try "imposing" liberal democratic principles where they are unwelcome, if not outright incomprehensible.

So speculation is interesting, and thorough detailed historical analysis always interesting, but I doubt Kerenskys government had any more hope than the Weimar Republic, and for the same reason, regardless of any particular policy or policies he pursued. In America, we like to cite ourselves as a textbook example of democratic revolution rather than an "exceptional" deviation from the norm, but the reality is a revolt over taxation (or any other government) without representation is only possible in a nation whose residents are culturally conditioned to EXPECT representative government as no more than their due as citizens. Most abuses that prompted our revolt would have been passively accepted without comment virtually anywhere else in the world, as would the British governments repressive response to our protests.

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Excellent. Thank you. It's next on the list. - 15/03/2017 02:11:14 AM 509 Views
Russian history is as depressing as they come. - 15/03/2017 12:08:15 PM 501 Views
Read Figes first, I suppose. - 14/03/2017 10:55:23 PM 466 Views
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Which books have you put off reading? *NM* - 15/03/2017 12:05:32 PM 214 Views
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Hmmmm. - 16/03/2017 01:18:14 PM 462 Views
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Good lord. The man sounds deranged. But that's fascinating! Is there a good biography on him? *NM* - 16/03/2017 07:50:10 AM 224 Views
Pavel Basinsky's bio is best - 16/03/2017 02:46:47 PM 633 Views
Getting it now. Thanks. *NM* - 16/03/2017 11:06:25 PM 216 Views
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I think that's entirely incorrect. - 15/03/2017 04:00:54 PM 522 Views
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Attempt at clarification - 17/03/2017 12:55:03 AM 549 Views
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Hi there. - 14/03/2017 01:02:44 PM 422 Views
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