My partner and I are engaged in a semantic argument. At the heart of it is the question, what is the regime doing? Specifically, is it pissing itself or pissing on us? I think the way the authorities are acting betrays a great fear of us, the people, who are growing increasingly dissatisfied with the way things are. In other words, they are pissing themselves. She thinks the actions of the authorities show great disdain for us, the people. In other words, they are pissing on us. I think change is in the air; she thinks we’ll all be sorry. (more…)
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Who’s Scared of Whom?
Thursday, July 7th, 2005FSB Charges Bolshevik Limonov
Friday, April 20th, 2001The Federal Security Service has charged Eduard Limonov, a radical writer and head of the National Bolshevik Party, with participating in the illegal procurement of weapons.
Limonov was arrested on April 7 with Sergei Aksyonov, editor of the Limonka newspaper, and six other National Bolshevik Party members near the remote Altai village of Bannoye. He and Aksyonov are now being held at Moscow’s Lefortovo Prison.
Limonov’s lawyer Sergei Belyak said the FSB on Tuesday charged his client and Aksyonov with belonging to a group involved in the illegal procurement of weapons. If found guilty, they each face up to eight years in prison. (more…)