Paul Goble’s 50 Windows on Eurasia / January 13, 2024
… And on the 8th Day, God Created Russia as a Separate Civilization, One Filled with Unique Spirituality and whose Temporary Problems are Invariably Permanent
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2. At Emotional Level, Russians Support War Out of Fear Ukrainians Could Live Better than They Do, Gallyamov Says
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3. More than 100 Chess Masters in 2023 Gave Up Russian Citizenship
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4. Putin Promoting Collectivist Attitudes to Make Russians Easier to Govern and Less Likely to Change after He Leaves the Scene, Pertsev Says
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5. Moscow Mufti’s Nomination to Be Russian President Sign of Growing Influence of Islamic Organizations in Russia, Biryukov Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/01/moscow-muftis-nomination-to-be-russian.html
6. Russians who Want Peace Say They Support Putin because Only He is Strong Enough to Achieve It, Zhuravlyev Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/01/russians-who-want-peace-say-they.html
7. Russian Opposition Gelding Itself by Accepting Four Putin Myths as True, Rogov Says
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8. Russian Orthodox Christians Baptized by Foreign Agents Won’t Inherit the Kingdom of God, Church Says
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9. New Russian Émigré Media ‘Unique Asset for Global Community,’ JX Foundation Study Says
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10. Russian Aviation Accidents Skyrocketed after Sanctions were Imposed, Prompting Moscow to Stop Reporting Them, Experts Say
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11. Five Saxo Bank-Type ‘Shocking Predictions’ for Russia in 2024
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12. Putin’s War in Ukraine ‘Final Confirmation’ His Regime is an Ideological One, Suslov Says
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13. Russia Liberals’ Talk about West’s Degradation Rooted in Hope West would Ensure Ukrainian Victory and Bring Them to Power in Moscow, Pastukhov Says
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14. Kremlin’s War Goals have Changed from Seizing All of Ukraine in 2022 to Occupying a Third of It Now and Perhaps to Defending Moscow in the Future, Some Russians Conclude
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15. For Russia to Be Sovereign, Moscow Must Restore Soviet Banking System, Katasonov Says
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16. Heating Shortages in Moscow Greater in New Housing than in Old Because Heating Networks haven’t Been Expanded, ‘Novyye Izvestiya’ Says
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17. Half of All Schools in Daghestan Need Major Repairs and Even a Greater Share Still Don’t Have Indoor Plumbing, Makhachkala Admits
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18. Tamizdat Playing an Increasingly Important Role in Russian Culture, Sorin Brut Says
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19. In 2021, 25,000 Russian Children were Born to Women between 12 and 18, Rosstat Reports
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20. Russian Librarians Cleverly and Successfully Resisting Moscow’s Pressure to Promote Putin and his War in Ukraine and to Restrict Access to Books Kremlin Doesn’t Like
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21. Russian Guard Raids on Muslim Facilities Undermining Patriotism of Believers, Mufti Warns
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22. Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan May End Border Dispute by Agreeing to Joint Use of Infrastructure on Two Sides of the Border windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/01/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-may-end-border.html
23. Kirill’s Russian Orthodox Church Now ‘a Death Cult’ in Service of the Kremlin, Soldatov Says
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24. Online Petition Calls for Allowing Russians to Give Up Russian Citizenship without Approval of Russian State windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/01/online-petition-calls-for-allowing.html
25. Russia’s Regions and Republics Now Creating Special Staffs to ‘Combat Separatism’
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26. Measured by GDP Per Capita, Russia Falls Behind Not Just Baltic Countries but Two Other Former Soviet Republics windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/01/measured-by-gdp-per-capita-russia-falls.html
27. Kremlin Relies on Five ‘Shock Absorbers’ to Prevent Problems from Growing into Protests, Mikhaylichenko Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/01/kremlin-relies-on-five-shock-absorbers.html
28. Even if West were to End All Sanctions, Russia Would Not Turn Back to It, Titov Says
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29. Putin is Practicing in Russia How to Freeze Rest of Europe, Russians Say
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30. In Almost Half of Russia’s Federal Subjects, Teachers Salaries Below Minimum Wage
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31. Kirill’s Support for Putin’s War has Harmed Russian Orthodox Church More than Collapse of the Soviet Union Did, Mitrokhin Says
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32. Rosstat’s Projections on Future Size of Russian Population Based on Mistaken Notion that All Three Factors Affecting Growth will Move Together, Yefremov Says
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33. Moscow has Created ‘Ideal’ Atmosphere in which Some Groups Become ‘Ideal Scapegoats’ and Pogroms a Real Possibility, Lokshina Says
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34. As a Result of War in Ukraine, Russians Drinking More and Committing More Violent Acts at Home, Moscow Statistics Show
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35. To Pay for War, Putin Slashes Budget for Communal Services, leaving Thousands of Russians in the Cold and Dark — and Some without Food
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36. A Positive Sign for Russia? FSB Officers Now Willing to Take Bribes in Rubles and Not Just Dollars
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37. After RF Disintegrates, New Russian State Must Arise where Central Federal District is Now and without Moscow as Its Capital, Lazarenko Says
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38. Putin Creating Pre-Conditions for a Coup against Him by Setting Up So Many Different Military Forces Near the Throne, Portnikov Says
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39. Independent Circassian Group Resigns from Pro-Moscow Group, Delivering Major Blow to Kremlin Propaganda Effort
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40. Collapse of Communal Services in Moscow Region Greater than Elsewhere Because Infrastructure There hasn’t Kept Pace with Its Rapid Population Growth
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41. Nearly Two-Thirds of Russians Now Back Censorship, Most Not to Combat Immorality as in the Past but to Prevent Panic and Maintain Order, VTsIOM Says
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42. Russia Lacks Both ‘a Serious Anti-War Movement’ and ‘a Serious Pro-War One’ while Ukraine has Both, Pastukhov Says
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43. Since February 2022, More than a Million Russians have Exited Domestic Labor Market, Exacerbating Labor Shortages in Poorer Areas, Zubarevich Says
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44. Russian Soldiers have No Reason to Hope for Rotation when Putin has been in the Same Office for 24 Years, Russians Joke Bitterly
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45. ‘Putin Can’t Win This War’ Because Corruption Underlying His System Won’t Allow Russia to Hold On, Pastukhov Says
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46. Russians So Divided by Putin’s War in Ukraine that Some Supporters and Opponents are Now Killing Each, Court Records Show
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47. Despite Current Autarchy Drive, Russia’s Most Likely Future ‘a Soviet Union with a Market Economy,’ Vyugin Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/01/despite-current-autarchy-drive-russias.html
48. Putin has Blocked Rise of Anti-War Attitudes Less by Money and Repression than by Promoting Notions that Professionals are Doing the Fighting and that Life of Others Remains Normal, Levinson Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/01/putin-has-blocked-rise-of-anti-war.html
49. Moscow’s ‘Soft Power’ Very Different from That of Other Countries, Pakhalyuk Says
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50. ‘Cynical Consensus’ in Russia Makes Putin’s Fascism Especially Dangerous, Lipovetsky Says
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