In the summer of 1787, determined to show foreign ambassadors the might of Russian power in the newly-subjugated Ukraine, Catherine the Great organised a boat trip down the Dneiper past modern-day Kiev.
Her trusted field marshal, and her lover at the time, Prince Gregory Potemkin, organised a series of mobile villages to appear as soon as the imperial barge, stuffed with foreign dignitaries, came into view.
When the riverbank came within earshot the villagers would break into a spontaneous, sycophantic chorus of praise for the empress, giving the perplexed foreigners the impression that not only had Russia pacified Ukraine, it had also managed to win over the local peasantry – no mean feat in the 18th century.
As soon as the imperial barge turned the corner, the villagers would dismantle the buildings, only to reconstruct them overnight further downstream, with a view to performing precisely the same deception the following day.
This continued each day for over two weeks. The foreign dignitaries then reported back to Berlin, Paris and London on the marvel of the Russian conquest and pacification of Ukraine.
Thus was born the “Potemkin village” approach to economic and political progress.
The World Cup is another Potemkin village. In the coming weeks, we will see lots of wonderful stadiums, great displays of Russia’s progress and examples of the strides Russia is making as it tries to become the country it has always wanted to be: an equal to the West.
And because the West has always threatened Russia, invading under both Napoleon and Hitler, you really can’t blame the Russians can you?
Russian Gaeltacht
Many years ago, just as communism was collapsing, I decided to go to Russia and learn Russian. Having had a long fascination with the country and its history, I grabbed the opportunity to spend four months living in rural Russia with a family, immersed in the language and culture.
It was a bit like going to the Russian Gaeltacht, bean an tí and all.
Outside Moscow, a different Russia presented itself, a combination of bragging and insecurity. Living with a Russian family, as their world collapsed around us, cheered by the West, I began to understand the Russians a little better.
In late-night conversations about the West, I began to understand the Potemkin village syndrome. One part of Russia is afraid of the West. They envy the West and they want to ape our manners, affectations and values. A cursory glance at the motivations of leaders, from Peter the Great to Mikhail Gorbachev, attests to this condition.
The other part, represented by Russian giants such as Pushkin and later Solzhenitsyn, sees the West as a enemy intent on destroying the soul of Mother Russia. This iteration is a countervailing force in Russian thinking about the West.
This world-view was expressed forcefully in my former Russian home, the village of Stari Ruza about 100 miles west of Moscow.
Living in a country that is collapsing is quite terrifying. The big political news is made in Moscow, scribbled by correspondents and carried on the international newswires, but the reality is, the first thing to run out when the system breaks down is food. Initially, this is regarded as an aberration, but when a week or two passes, panic sets in.
During this period, the West cheer-led the destruction of the Soviet Union. In the chaotic years that followed, Russians were humiliated, impoverished and degraded. In the worst affected families, daughters became prostitutes and parents died early, and all watched their country looted. The IMF looked on.
The Yeltsin years were a catastrophe for Russia, and many remember this. Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, brought stability. For all his many faults, he stopped the chaos, the dishonour and the mortification of Russia.
Quite why westerners are perplexed by Putin’s popularity is itself perplexing.In the eyes of many in Russia, the West has always been an aggressor – and still is.
As they told me over and over again years ago, Russia has never attacked the West. It has gained territory only after it itself has been attacked, fought off its aggressors, and in victory extended its borders to make sure that the next western attackers had farther to travel before they got to the heart of Russia.
Russians see their country as surrounded by Nato bases, in the Baltics, Poland and Turkey.
As for the Ukrainian revolution, in the eyes of my Russian friends the democratically-elected president was deposed violently in an EU-sponsored coup d’etat. Is it any surprise, they conclude, that Russia drew a line in the sand in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. What would London and the British military have done if Russia orchestrated a nationalist coup in Scotland? they demand.
Sought to destabilise
Equally in the Middle East, the Russians blame an initially western-sponsored rebellion, encouraged by the US and Britain, in Syria. Emboldened by the so-called Arab Spring, Russians argue, the West sought to destabilise Syria and this action – not the later Russian support of Assad – led to the Syrian war.
They see Iran differently from us too. In their view, Russian support of Iran is a counterweight to American support of Saudi Arabia.
Last month Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu was given the full Potemkin treatment in Moscow, just in case the Russians might need a new friend in the region in the future. Contrast this Kremlin diplomacy with the current “diplotainment” of the White House. Sometimes, you can’t help concluding that geo-politically, the Russians are playing chess, while the Americans are playing Monopoly.
I am not suggesting that Putin is an angel; clearly he is not. In almost two decades in power he has perfected the arts of having opponents murdered, suppressing minority rights and quashing political opposition.
But as we sit down to enjoy the World Cup, it’s not a bad idea to imagine what the world looks like when seen from a Potemkin village
“In almost two decades in power he has perfected the arts of having opponents murdered, suppressing minority rights and quashing political opposition.” Facts please! We get plenty of this propaganda from BBC and CNN, thank you very much.
Uncharacteristically disappointing and shallow article.
Russians playing chess, US playing checkers (badly), Chinese playing Go… #hereallweek Clichés aside, what’s your take on Bill Browder’s view of Putin’s abrupt pivot to the dark side as outlined in his hair-raising book?
Re: As they told me over and over again years ago, Russia has never attacked the West. It has gained territory only after it itself has been attacked, … Not true. History tells us a slightly different picture. The facts are that Russia attacked unprovoked and partitioned Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth using hybrid warfare in 1790-ties, occupied the Baltics (Inflanty) afterwards, fought China, fought Turkey, took Kazakhstan from Kazakhs, attacked Poland again in the 1920 nearly made it to Warsaw before being expelled, attacked Poland again in 1939 together with Germany, then occupied it after 1945 for 46 years. The Soviets attacked… Read more »
The West can’t leave them alone, always finding some excuse to stir the pot.
Trading with them is easier than with the US – they don’t have that superior attitude.
They’re family orientated and proud of their traditions.
I think you told that story a while back. Still it’s a great party piece. Speaking to a couple of 50 something Russian nationals recently and as far as they are concerned, “the divil you know is better than the one you don’t” after that fiasco with Yeltsin. The ordinary citizen may not be thriving but it beats the hell out of queuing for food every day. Of course with despots like Trump about he provides a sense of security, false or otherwise that his predecessor clearly couldn’t. Vlad will be around for some time to come yet. I will… Read more »
Hi David,
I really like putin. Propery interest rates allow their savings and pensions to operate.
As for;
““In almost two decades in power he has perfected the arts of having opponents murdered, suppressing minority rights and quashing political opposition.”
Let’s just say he whacked 30souls?
Tiny drop compared to the half million or so killed by the us armed farces in eyerack looking for non existent WMD.
All these arguments are wrong. Russians weren’t humiliated and impoverished by the west on purpose. Russia attempted an unprecedented overnight shift from nationalized industry to a privatized one. IMF didn’t just look on, they helped with billions of dollars. In the end, the process wasn’t done the right way, there was rampant corruption, blah blah blah – but all of that has only gotten worse in the past 15 yrs!!! – The only relevant factor was oil at $20/barrel. Democracy was not the problem. The only thing that Putin has done that’s been better for Russia was that he’s presided… Read more »
As one who lived in Russia for almost ten years in the 1990s, spanning Yeltsin’s end and Putin’s start, I believe that the West has been led by the nose and the “noes” for too long, believing every curve ball the Yanks throw. I agree with your analysis, David. The West, and predominantly, the English-speaking countries, do not understand the Russian mentality. I am sure that when you were learning Russian in Russia, you will have come across the Russian saying: (please forgive as I don’t have Russian installed this computer) “Russkaya dusha kak tyemnui lec”” (= The Russian soul… Read more »
Interesting point of view given David’s time there, can’t beat real world, on the ground experience. I think anyone that doesn’t swallow MSM without questioning can understand the plight of the Russians. Unfortunately most of the population of Ireland fall into non-understanding group due to RTE’s inability to report anything that appears to go against the grain. The world cup will bridge the gap somewhat but the Germans going ahead with Nord Stream 2 seems to be more than enough evidence that Europe is warming (no pun intended) to the Russians. The supply of natural gas to Europe was at… Read more »
Ireland is now a Potemkin village, to make the EU imperial project look good. The problem is that it is built on debt, and funny tax laws.
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Outside Moscow, a different Russia presented itself, a combination of bragging and insecurity.
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There is a sense of vulnerability in Russia. However that term “a combination of bragging and insecurity” sticks in my mind.
Every watch Irish team sport spectator fans ???? Or Irish men in their 30s in general ? There is a combination of “bragging and insecurity”.
In the 1920s, the Bolsheviks, essentially a gang of thugs with (already redundant in the 1920s) ideas borrowed from Karl Marx, had a choice. A choice between the eloquent, and destructive Trotsky, and the cruel and blunt Stalin. And they chose Stalin. For one reason. Competence. Trotsky would have destroyed the entire society, it’s people, and ultimately everything. Stalin only destroyed that which he thought was in his way. Something survived. It was cruel and harsh. The countries in the former Soviet Union suffered immensely under Marxism. It was a terrible experiment with the worst ideas ideas imaginable. It ended… Read more »
Well, Deco, …. Solzhenitzyn, & Putin, & Dr. E. Michael Jones, separately clarify more as to whom the Bolsheviks essentially :
were not
&
were
And, if it bothers u, the attributed are not refuting this fact whatsoever.
In fact, they are very solemn & grateful for this revelation being confirmed.
But, Auntie Dorothy’s Daliance, Sinn–Frankfurt School Bolloxology — Fein, Labor DOES NOT WORK, The — Socialist — taking orders from UK HQ — Party, …. inter alia will NOT talk about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6p1zxKnDeM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW2-4OvXTV8
“The Russians” as a term used by the Main-Stream Media, & the USA’s Reptile-ican Party, & Demon-Crap Party, is but a euphemism for ;
The Moscow — Tel Aviv — New York Axis [ The M — T.A. — N.Y. Axis ] ;
Ref.
Mike Herzog & Brendon O’Connell |
HEADING ;
Spying –
“The Moscow, Tel Aviv, New York Axis”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEgpWGQeSBY
Peter Hitchens was also working in Russia, in Moscow, at the time of the Soviet collapse. http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2017/09/an-honest-funny-moving-memoir-of-the-great-events-in-moscow-as-the-soviet-union-crumbled.html extract: “And if you read it you will grasp why almost anyone, even me, who wanders even into the outer fringes of the great dark, cruel, harsh, emotional forest of Russia and lives amid Russians, with all their generosity of spirit, unexpressed pain and hopeless humour about their plight, tends to fall into a sort of love with the place and people which does not ever afterwards weaken. The pity is that so few of us have this experience, while so many of… Read more »
“The other part, represented by Russian giants such as Pushkin and later Solzhenitsyn, sees the West as a enemy intent on destroying the soul of Mother Russia. This iteration is a countervailing force in Russian thinking about the West.” This is true in a way. I recall Stephen Fry making a highly critical documentary about life for Russian homosexuals and this coincided (at least in my own mind) with the strange rise of Russophobia. When I see a mention of Solzhenitsyn I think of his visit to Spain following Franco’s death (as recounted by Pio Moa) and his amusement at… Read more »
Just a few facile comments. 1. Not sure what the point of the article is. 2. Ireland is like a Russian citizen, under the jackboot of a big bully. 3. If you know nothing about someone, don’t speak their language and have never been to their country then you are not as ignorant as you think. Today you have moving pictures and therefore body language to inform you. Look at Putin’s body language. 4. It’s said travel broadens the mind, It’s a long way to the gulag. Because it’s a one way ticket, whatever you learn is like to be… Read more »
Russia has never liked, loved or valued it’s people. It crushes, lies, deceives and manipulates.
Oligarchy with Putin as the head playing his chess with everyone is the current modus operandi.
Only when human rights including property are restored to people will it have a hope.
“As they told me over and over again years ago, Russia has never attacked the West” – well they would tell you this, wouldn’t they? It’s not what they told me in Czechoslovakia in 1973, and I’m sure Ukrainians, Hungarians, Poles, Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, et al. might have something to say too.
For all his strengths, and there are many, David McWilliams has one weakness, and a serious one: he is lazy as fuck in his research, and he prefers anecdotes to actual fact-checking. The facts are that out of 17 wars Russia had with Poland, Russia invaded Poland in 15 of them and Poland invaded Russia in 2 of them. So much for “And because the West has always threatened Russia, invading under both Napoleon and Hitler” and “As they told me over and over again years ago, Russia has never attacked the West” (does Mr McWilliams always believe what people… Read more »
David calls Putin a murderer ; But, there is no proof ; Other than sanctioning the Russian armed forces to engage in combat. …………………………………….. Smolensk Airplane downing of Polish Government Cabinet en-route to Moscow Probably Mr. Tusk [ because “Cui bono ? ] with Moles in Polish Armed Forces [ Airforce for sure ] plus NATO [ because “Cui bono ?” ] plus Maverick Wing within above Moscow-Tel Aviv [ Chutzpah ! ]-New York Axis This event would not serve Putin well. And, Russia would not want Tusk to be in stronger position as he would be with elimination of… Read more »
EXTRACT ;
Circled in Red: Shelomova Maria Ivanovna, J… [ “???” is short for “?????”/ J… or “???????”/ J… ].
Full name is Maria Ivanovna Shelomova.
Underlined in Blue: Name Putin, Vladimir Spiridonovich, “???” from Russian Full name Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin
On left side it reads ; “Application for the issuance (change/replacement) of a passport”
http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=152837
“Be careful for what u wish for.” is a wise saying ;
And, to think that Russia is always wishing to have an actual coast of its own on the Mediteranean ;
Not just a hosted naval base.
And, truly, for its own security.
But, perhaps they may now be thinking themselves lucky to not being vulnerable to front-man George Soros organised Immigrant invasion of his perceived “Goyim” countries because they, Russia, still lack that Mediterranean coast which they never yet had in all their history.
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https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-20/spanish-students-given-24-hours-leave-dorms-will-house-aquarius-migrants
In the West we have a Potemkin economy. All show and no go. Threats · Consumer debt is piling up in the U.S. while borrowers keep their credit profiles healthy for now, reports Bloomberg. Dean Athanasia, co-head of Bank of America’s consumer and small-business operation, noted in a recent conference that “people and clients are definitely leveraging up and we have to watch that.” Meanwhile, senior executives and directors at Netflix, Amazon, Facebook, and Google’s parent Alphabet Inc. have disposed of $4.58 billion of their own stock so far in 2018. “If they continue selling into that weakness, then that’ll… Read more »
For sure, E Michael Jones is one of the very major intellectuals of our time ; He is doing enormous work in arriving at elegant explanation of Western culture of the last 2,000 years ; And, about the “now”, he is ahead of the posse. Here is just 1 of Jones’s perceptions on Germany ; Yes, the not self-aware Slavs on Poland’s western border ; Russia being the Slavs on Poland’s eastern border. AND, I DARESAY THAT E MICHAEL JONES IS GETTING TO THE ESSENCE BETTER THAN ALMOST ANYONE OF WHAT IS THE GERMAN CHARACTER AS A WHOLE A very… Read more »
HEAR WHAT JONES HAS TO SAY ABOUT : BRITAIN USA GERMANY Here is E Michael Jones being interviewed following publication of his book ; Barren Metal : A History of Capitalism as the Conflict Between Labor and Usury JONES SAYS : ECONOMICS IS NOT A SCIENCE ; IT IS NOT A FORM OF PHYSICS ECONOMICS PROPERLY BELONGS TO THE FIELD OF MORALITY HEADING ; E. Michael Jones on Barren Metal ; British Empiricism vs German Idealism >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BLURB ; E. Michael Jones returns to Our Interesting Times podcast to discuss his book Barren Metal which examines the contrast between British… Read more »
HERE IS JONES BEING INTERVIEWED THIS MONTH ; Please bear with me, Truthist, in returning to u with E. Michael Jones’s thoughts on Russia He does, of course, have tremendously valuable insight into Russia ; But, I need to listen to more youtube videos for to decide which is the most choice. And, on where Jones has thoughts, Jones stimulates very productive thinking, & … action E. Michael Jones is a TRUE Economist & TRUE Historian & TRUE Cultural Expert & TRUE Philosopher & TRUE Researcher & TRUE Sociologist & TRUE Theologian & a GREAT Speaker / Interviewee AND, WE… Read more »
Solzhenitsyn’s “200 Years Together” for FREE 8-)
https://twohundredyearstogether.wordpress.com/
A different analysis to LINK of previous post [ see above ] of Putin’s Passport ;
HEADING ;
Putin’s antecedents
by
James Higham
September 11, 2017
INTRO ;
Presuming this is actually his passport, some things can be observed:
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https://www.nourishingobscurity.com/2017/09/putins-antecedents/
Again, I’d like to reiterate that David McWilliams’s research can be as lazy as fuck at times: “Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, brought stability.” “In the worst affected families, daughters became prostitutes and parents died early” – and now Russia has one of the highest HIV and abortion rates in the world, while daughters still become prostitutes (those who didn’t emigrate, that is – there are more Russians living in “Londongrad” than Poles) and parents still die early. Russia 2000 vs. Russia Today The number of hospitals: 2000: 10 700 Today: 5 400 Schools: 2000: 68 100 Today: 41… Read more »
POST #1 Putin, & his Doppelgangers feature here ; I read this stuff years ago. Not to be dismissed ; Because for one, Greg Hallett has been very very close with famous MI5 & MI6 Scientist & Technologist & Spy-Master Mr. Peter Wright of Spycatcher Book fame ; Mr. Peter Wright is connected with the whole Kincora Catholic Boys Home, Belfast, North East of Ireland, abuse conspiracy ; Now again in the news because it is being revealed currently that the Hidden-State of UK’s perceived greatest never-the-Prime Minister Mr. Enoch Powell was a Sadist Homosexual Pedophile abuser of boys from… Read more »
POST #2 Transcript from HALLETT REPORT NO. 1 THE SEX COLLECTORS & NEW ZEALAND: A BLACKMAILER’S GUIDE ‘Mafia, Blackmail & The New Zealand Government’ Text from the movie above, Part 2 Greg Hallett: So here we are, talking about “New Zealand – A Blackmailer’s Guide”. One of the things I found out over the last ten years of studying governments & listening to intelligence & counter-intelligence is that those in government are sexually compromised, & their sexual secrets are collected & then they are promoted into governments & into judiciaries & into all the positions of importance. In 2007 I… Read more »
POST #3 KGB Prostitute & New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, KGB Agent, St. Petersburg Gang Bang Prostitute So Helen Clark, lesbian & paedophile of a ten-year-old Vietnamese girl in Vietnam in late 2002, she married Peter Davis for cover, & became an MP. And because she had supplied the sexual secrets of New Zealand’s notoriety to Vladimir Putin, they both became the leaders of their country at the same time. Helen Clark became the Prime Minister of New Zealand on the 6th of December 1999 & Vladimir Putin became the President of… Read more »
POST #4 I went to the Auckland District Law Society & got the payment schedules for the murders. They went through the bank accounts controlled collectively by Terry Clark, Peter Williams, Eb Leary & Billy Boyd. Terry Clark was convicted, his death was faked, he was given plastic surgery & a new life. Eb Leary was charged for laundering drug money twice, convicted twice. Billy Boyd was convicted, supposedly sent to prison for six months, but he may have spent a maximum of three nights on the Wardens couch. Both were struck off for about 19 years. On the other… Read more »
POST #5 of 5 Dame Margaret Bazley is responsible for destroying the lives of about 2200 people through ‘Deep Sleep Experiments’ Dame Margaret Bazley was also in charge of the Deep Sleep experiments in the mental institutions in New Zealand, where she succeeded to keep someone alive who had been asleep for three months. Dame Margaret Bazley is responsible for destroying the lives of about 2200 people. In about 2005 the survivors were each paid out about NZ$ 170 000 in damages. When I published “New Zealand – A Blackmailer’s Guide” in October 2007, in June 2008 James Frederick Bazley,… Read more »
MEANWHILE, … over in the Land where the Bolsheviks supporting the USSR hide as Neo-Conservatives ;
America: The Gay Disco
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And, the Irish State being the 51st State of USA is The “niche” Gay Disco
SERIOUSLY, WE WILL NOT WIN THE EDUCATION BUSINESS FROM CHINESE ;
Chinese parents would be loath to allow their children study in a country with homosexuals running / controlling the show.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pigJliqEU5w
To whom it may concern, …. 8-)
Google Search String ;
E. Michael Jones AND Poland
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=E+Michael+Jones+AND+Poland
Economic commentary mentions the devastation intended by the imposition of sanctions. It does not mention the accumulation of gold as defense against the declining value of the Ruble.
https://www.focus-economics.com/countries/russia
Hi David,
Hello magazine in the UK 1988 was 75p in 2018 2.00 pounds. Average inflation rate 5.5% pa if my sums are right.
Michael.
How much longer can home prices and rents soar before the damage becomes systemically dangerous? Based on the following chart, not much longer.
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Rising rents combine with stagnant incomes to produce a surge in “cost- burdened” renters – who presumably don’t have much left over to buy new cars, eat in pricey restaurants or do any of the other things that drive consumer spending, which in turn drives GDP growth.
Posted at lemetropolecafe.com
US Stats
How much longer can home prices and rents soar before the damage becomes systemically dangerous? – Tony Brogan Tony, There ia a sustainable shelter needs value. Its 30 % of net income for mortgage costs plus property tax. For workers rent in this snapshot of time, it is about 20% of net income per room. Since rte took over from the church we are seeing families trying to compete with workers for private housing. Everyone is now a victim. No personal responsibility. Tony. What is sustainable rent for a family renting a house? Can the private market provide a 300,000e… Read more »
David is focused on Putin this week.
Meanwhile, the zombie public of the West are CURRENTLY taken up with being concerned about ;
illegal immigration of children [ incl. Child Trafficking ] being stopped, & the children being placed into institutions / prisons ahead of being found guilty & / or expelled or allowed to stay in USA.
The main-stream media [ msm ] are portraying the children & their parents too [ if they are with them ] as deserving to be in USA, & that Trump is bad again.
MOST NOTEWORTHY ! Putin has a massive fan-base in Israel amongst the Jewish Israeli Populace. And, Trump also has a massive fan-base in Israel amongst the Jewish Israeli Populace. In fact, if Putin, Trump, & Nathanyahu, all went up for election to be Prime Minister of Israel, Putin would win. MEANWHILE …. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. HEADING ; Bi Bi Threatens Europe With Active Measures ; More “Mass Migration” Brendon O’Connell Published on Jun 22, 2018 BLURB ; Bi Bi gives Europe a warning, like his mate Yisrael Hasoon did in June 2014 ; Either get with the program (ethnic cleansing of Palestine)… Read more »
GRZEGORZ SHOULD APPRECIATE THIS PERSPECTIVE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HEADING ; How Mistaken Are Online Commentators On Syria ? Brendon O’Connell Published on May 9, 2018 BLURB ; The easiest way to totally blow apart the fake, bought and paid for Russian narrative on Syria is to recognize that Israel, Russia and China are working closely together on OBOR – One Belt One Road – project. Now called BRI – Belt and Road Initiative. Anywhere $750 billion and $1.2 Trillion is to be spent linking road, rail and water transport routes along the Eurasian landmass all the way from Beijing to Moscow to… Read more »
Further to alleged close allies ; Russia [ under Putin ] & Iran [ under the Ayatollahs ] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. HEADING ; Iran Does Not Oppose the … Power Elite June 25, 2018 YOUTUBE VIDEO ; The Shah criticized J… power publicly in 1976 for CBS’ 60 minutes with Mike Wallace PREFACE ; The same drug trafficking, money laundering Rothschild Banking Syndicate that rules the West also rules Iran. “The Ayatollahs were on the CIA and MI6 payroll, and they were the ones who recruited the street thugs from the Iranian underworld who were instrumental in creating agitation against Mossadegh.” [In… Read more »
https://usawatchdog.com/inflate-or-die-ponzi-scheme-bill-holter/ ”The debt reset is going to involve a new currency to replace all the debt based currencies in the world today. Holter says, “The SDR (Special Drawing Rights) I think will be tried first as a new reserve currency. It’s made up of global currencies. It’s going to fail because it’s still fiat. You’ve got to bring gold back into the system. There has to be something behind a currency to bring back confidence. Confidence is going to break, and the only thing that will bring back confidence is you have to make things real again because we live… Read more »
So-called “Russians” mentioned here ;
TITLE ;
Drug trade controlled by elite, Bush, Clinton, CIA and big banks
https://www.lawfulpath.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1366&start=10#p4997
”Dr Murenbeeld goes on to say that he thus remains confident that the gold price has ‘a very bright future’ in the medium to long term. He points to them continuing build-up in Russian gold reserves, which we reported on a couple of days ago – see: Russia adds another 18.7 tonnes of gold to reserves – a pattern which he feels will be followed suit by other central banks, as a sign of an erosion of the U.S dollar’s dominance. This will ultimately damage the dollar’s reserve currency role and weaken the dollar against other key global currencies –… Read more »
@ GRZEGORZ, … initially OF COURSE, ; Soviet = Bolshevik DOES NOT IMPLY RussiaN ; Although, S = B DOES, GEOGRAPHICALLY BECAUSE OF ITS HISTORICAL IMPOSITION — DOES IMPLY Russia [ without the “N” ] [ Victim ] BUT, THE BOLSHEVIKS HAVE NOT GONE AWAY, U KNOW ? 8-) They are everywhere ; Even in Russia. …………………………………. This looks interesting ; TITLE ; B R A I N WA S H I N G SUB-TITLE #! A Synthesis of the Russian Textbook on Psychopolitics SUB-TITLE #2 The Sovietization of America Year ; 2001 By THE FOUNDATION OF HUMAN UNDERSTANDING PO… Read more »
Not only is Russia bulking up on gold but it is also selling US treasuries by the truck load. http://www.kitco.com/commentaries/2018-06-25/SWOT-Analysis-Russian-Gold-Reserves-Highest-in-Putin-s-18-Years-in-Power.html ”Russia sold $47.4 billion of U.S. Treasuries in April, which is more than any other major foreign holder. Bloomberg reports that the country’s gold reserves are now at the highest of President Vladimir Putin’s 18 years in power. Russia’s central bank holdings increased by 1 percent in May and now stand at 62 million troy ounces valued at $80.5 billion. Why might Russia be increasing its gold holdings? U.S. Treasuries are typically viewed as a safe haven asset, however, since… Read more »
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