Paul Goble’s 50 Windows on Eurasia / October 15, 2022

Paul Goble’s 50 Windows on Eurasia

October 15, 2022

NOTE: Because of a deterioration in my health, I will not be able to produce Windows at the same rate or even every day as I have in the past. My doctors advise that there will be days ahead when I won’t be able to produce any at all or significantly fewer than I have in the past. At the same time, I will do what I can for as long as I can. Paul Goble

By Constantly Lying about War in Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry Risks Losing Public’s Trust, Duma Defense Committee Head Warns windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/by-constantly-lying-about-war-in.html

Buryats, Kalmyks and Tuvins Fleeing to Avoid Mobilization and ‘Preserve Future of Their Nations’ – and Mongolia and Kazakhstan are Helping Them windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/buryats-kalmyks-and-tuvins-fleeing-to.html

Mobilization Order Hurting Russian Healthcare Less than Putin’s Optimization Already Has, Expert Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/mobilization-order-hurting-russian.html

Ilin Putin’s Favorite Philosopher Because of Their Common Obsession that Russia Could Fall Apart windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/ilin-putins-favorite-philosopher.html

New Research Highlights Past Tatar Dominance of Orenburg Corridor windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/new-research-highlights-past-tatar.html

Despite Small Numbers Involved, Moscow Worried about Loss of Orthodox Parishes in Baltic Countries windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/despite-small-numbers-involved-moscow.html

Since Mobilization Order, Russians have Begun to Live More Like Soviets Did, Figures Show windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/since-mobilization-order-russians-have.html

In Russia, Prisoners Get to Volunteer to Fight in Ukraine but Those Not Behind Bars are Forced to Do So windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/in-russia-prisoners-get-to-volunteer-to.html

Little Public Enthusiasm in Russia for Putin’s Latest Annexation of Ukrainian Land windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/little-public-enthusiasm-in-russia-for.html

Putin’s Approach Makes Sense if His Primary Goal is Not Victory over Ukraine but Rather Inflicting Suffering on Everyone, Akhtyrsky Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/putins-approach-makes-sense-if-his.html

Putin’s War in Ukraine Even More Senseless than World War I, Yarym-Agayev Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/putins-war-in-ukraine-even-more.html

The Longer Putin’s War Continues, the Greater the Risks for Russian Economy and the Russian State, Tsyplyaev Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-longer-putins-war-continues-greater.html

Moscow Now Forced to Argue that Areas within Current Russian Borders are ‘Not Ukraine’ windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/moscow-now-forced-to-argue-that-areas.html

Putin’s War in Ukraine Having Extremely Negative Consequences for Russian Women windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/putins-war-in-ukraine-having-extremely.html

Russia May Soon be Unable to Publish Books windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/russia-may-soon-be-unable-to-publish.html

Russia’s Existential Tragedy is that the Russian State Became an Empire Before Russian People Became a Nation, Inozemtsev Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/russias-existential-tragedy-is-that.html

Russia Mobilizing ‘Orders of Magnitude More’ Sakha Men than Their Share of Russian Population, Sakha Congress President Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/russia-mobilizing-orders-of-magnitude.html

Erzya Congress Calls for Pursuing Independence from Russia windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/erzya-congress-calls-for-pursuing.html

Putin’s Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Confronts Moscow Patriarchate with Difficult Choice windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/putins-annexation-of-ukrainian.html

Ukrainian President Calls on Non-Russians within Russia to Fight Russian Imperialism windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/ukrainian-president-calls-on-non.html

Russians Face Choice Between Putin’s Hell on Earth or His Version of Heaven in Heaven, Some Fear windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/russians-face-choice-between-putins.html

‘Embassies’ of Non-Russian Republics Quietly Continue Their Work Apparently under Moscow’s Radar Screen windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/embassies-of-non-russian-republics.html

Russian Intellectuals Hardly Immune to Mass Psychosis of War, Vakhshayn Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/russian-intellectuals-hardly-immune-to.html

Russian Talk about ‘Miracle Weapons’ in Ukraine a Sure Sign Moscow Faces Defeat, El Murid Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/russian-talk-about-miracle-weapons-in.html

Stalin Used and Promoted Humor and Did Not Just Punish People for Jokes, New Book Documents windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/stalin-used-and-promoted-humor-and-did.html

Kyrgyz Activist Reminds Russian Minorities that Kyrgyzstan was Once an Autonomy in Russia but Now is an Independent Country windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/kyrgyz-activist-reminds-russian.html

Putin Launches Terrorist Attack on Ukrainian Cities windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/putin-launches-terrorist-attack-on.html

Criticism of Russian Army Reflects Growing Sense Russia has Lost the War and Elites Want to Save Themselves by Blaming Others, Schulmann Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/criticism-of-russian-army-reflects.html

Last Remnant of Sogdian Civilization Being Destroyed by Tajik Residential School windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/last-remnant-of-sogdian-civilization.html

Is Putin about to Reverse Stalin’s First Act of Ethnic Engineering – the Division of Tatars and Bashkirs into Separate Republics – to Save His Own Power? windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/is-putin-about-to-reverse-stalins-first.html

Russians on the Right at End of Imperial Times Saw Federalism as Salvation of the Romanov Monarchy, Bekbulatov Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/russians-on-right-at-end-of-imperial.html

‘Russia is Killing Buryats but Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are Saving Them,’ Garmazhapova Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/russia-is-killing-buryats-but.html

In Backing Putin’s War, Moscow Patriarch Kirill Taking Ideas from Radical Islamism and Violating Basic Principles of Orthodox Christianity, Shumilo Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/in-backing-putins-war-moscow-patriarch.html

New Textbooks for Non-Russian Languages Assume They Will Be Taught Only Two Hours a Week, Khakuasheva Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/new-textbooks-for-non-russian-languages.html

‘Sultan-Galiyev was Smarter than Stalin,’ Khakimov Says He Learned from His Father windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/sultan-galiyev-was-smarter-than-stalin.html

Some Rare Good News from Behind the Bars of a Russian Prison – Two of the Ingush Seven Marry windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/some-rare-good-news-from-behind-bars-of.html

No Post-Putin Transition Likely to Leave Most of Russia Any Better Off, Karmodi Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/no-likely-post-putin-transition-likely.html

Today’s Russian Pensioners were Yeltsin Voters 30 Years Ago, Makarkin Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/todays-russian-pensioners-were-yeltsin.html

Ramzan Kadyrov has Become ‘Voice of the Russian People,’ Moscow Commentator Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/ramzan-kadyrov-now-voice-of-russian.html

Maps of Russia are Changing So Fast that Those Seeking to Buy One Must Now Specify the Day of the One They Want windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/maps-of-russia-are-changing-so-fast.html

West Unprepared for Approaching End of Russian Federation, Almanis Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/west-unprepared-for-approaching-end-of.html

One-Fifth of All Alcohol Russians Now Consume Consists of Dangerous Surrogates windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/one-fifth-of-all-alcohol-russians-now.html

If Putin’s Mobilization Expands, Half of Russians with Advanced Degrees Might be Called Up, Effectively Destroying the Country’s Future, Experts Say windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/if-putins-mobilization-expands-half-of.html

Archaeologists have Discovered that the Jews Left Egypt after Pharaoh Tried to Mobilize Them, Russians Say windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/archaeologists-have-discovered-that.html

‘Ukraine Raises the Stakes’ – Its Parliament Adopts Captive Nations Resolution and Its President Calls Russia an Evil Empire windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/ukraine-raises-stakes-its-parliament.html

Acquaintances of Those Russians Killed in Ukraine More Likely to Protest than Their Close Relatives, Gallyamov Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/acquaintances-of-those-russians-killed.html

Because of Climate Change, Russia Warming Almost Twice as Fast as the Rest of the World, Moscow Experts Say windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/because-of-climate-change-russia.html

Tatars Not Declining in Bashkortostan Even though Ufa has been Reidentifying Tatar Speakers to Boost Titular Nationality, Kazan Scholar Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2022/10/tatars-not-declining-in-bashkortostan.html