Comments on: Belarus Update

By: bryan

bryan — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 01:44:47 +0000

I worry that some people are going to explode rather than protest. Some of the people on the right are getting a little edgy as the reality of the wiretapping sinks in.

By: wanda

wanda — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 23:08:37 +0000

Well at least the people are willing to protest. So their still one up on us.
I wonder if Americans will ever have that level of passion and concern again.

By: bryan

bryan — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 05:19:51 +0000

People would just as soon forget about these hidden pockets of humanity. Democracy is not natural to nations that have never known it, and it will take a while for people to adjust.

For the majority of people in the old Russian empire, the transition to the Soviet system was almost unnoticed until the Soviets started to educate children, something that was unknown in Tsarist Russia.

The small fraction of people went from being called the nobility to being called the Party. For most their status as peasants wasn’t altered.

By: The CultureGhost

The CultureGhost — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 04:58:49 +0000

As always, your snapshots of these things are greatly appreciated. I suppose one should pay more attention to the former Soviet Republics, but there is only so much time in the day. Perhaps “The NY Times” will do one of their magazine pieces on the subject…a “Where Are They Now?” lengthy article.