Comments on: Future History – The decline and fall of Russia http://siberianlight.net/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/ The Russia Blog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:02:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andy http://siberianlight.net/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4623 Andy Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:23:58 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/2007/06/22/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/#comment-4623 That might be the case if Russia bravely accepts tens of millions of dead as the price to be paid for leading the successful defense of Earth against the Centauran-Cetian alliance.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who has been worrying about how we will defend mother Earth (not to mention mother Russia) from the evil Centauran-Cetian alliance. In my opinion, they’re a menace – someone should stop them, before they get uppity.

It’s worth noting that the relative gap in power that once worked to Russia’s advantage has largely disappeared.

Yes, I think this is one of the key factors that many in Russia (not to mention many Russia watchers) have failed to recognise.

Russia isn’t really scrambling any more to keep its place in middle of the first division – its scrambling to stay somewhere near the top of the second division, whilst still remaining able to pull off the odd shock result against a top division one country in a one-off cup tie.

]]> By: Randy McDonald http://siberianlight.net/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4622 Randy McDonald Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:37:11 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/2007/06/22/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/#comment-4622 Mr. Potato Head:

“Indeed. O’Sullivan has Russia losing over 40 million people in the next 13 years! That’s absurd.”

That might be the case if Russia bravely accepts tens of millions of dead as the price to be paid for leading the successful defense of Earth against the Centauran-Cetian alliance. I daresay the effects of that would swamp O’Sullivan’s war.

“For all its history basically, Russia has been underestimated, but always wins in the end. So, yeah, think what you think.”

It’s worth noting that the relative gap in power that once worked to Russia’s advantage has largely disappeared. Early in the 20th century, Brazil was an insignificant tropical republic and China an impotent empire, while the only thing preventing the destruction of Turkey and Persia were the interests of other great powers in preventing further Russian expansion. Now, Brazil bears comparison in most dimensions to Russia, Turkey has half of Russia’s population and a comparable GDP per capita, and Iran’s becoming a formidable industrial and military power. Empty spaces are filling up.

]]> By: Michael Averko http://siberianlight.net/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4621 Michael Averko Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:06:16 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/2007/06/22/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/#comment-4621 "rather more pithily" Dunno bout dat. He expressed that view before me and did so at much earlier stage in history. “rather more pithily”

Dunno bout dat.

He expressed that view before me and did so at much earlier stage in history.

]]> By: Mr. Potato Head http://siberianlight.net/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4620 Mr. Potato Head Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:50:00 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/2007/06/22/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/#comment-4620 “Russia has a habit of rallying when it’s down. It also never seems to reach its full potential when it appears in a position to do so.”

Or as Talleyrand put it, rather more pithily: “Russia is never as strong as it looks. Russia is never as weak as it looks.”

]]> By: Michael Averko http://siberianlight.net/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4619 Michael Averko Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:19:32 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/2007/06/22/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/#comment-4619 Russia has a habit of rallying when it's down. It also never seems to reach its full potential when it appears in a position to do so. http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@774.OA8ucrTqNwG@.77480649/3747 Russia has a habit of rallying when it’s down. It also never seems to reach its full potential when it appears in a position to do so.

http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@774.OA8ucrTqNwG@.77480649/3747

]]> By: db330 http://siberianlight.net/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4618 db330 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:23:49 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/2007/06/22/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/#comment-4618 The part about Siberia breaking off might have been taken from a CIA report (http://www.cdi.org/russia/305-7.cfm). For all its history basically, Russia has been underestimated, but always wins in the end. So, yeah, think what you think. The part about Siberia breaking off might have been taken from a CIA report (http://www.cdi.org/russia/305-7.cfm).

For all its history basically, Russia has been underestimated, but always wins in the end. So, yeah, think what you think.

]]> By: venucor http://siberianlight.net/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4617 venucor Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:16:53 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/2007/06/22/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/#comment-4617 Russia was already a multitude of small kingdoms. In fact in case u didn't knew, the russians are supposed to be adding to their population by 2009 latest. And have u forgotten cloning? Russia was already a multitude of small kingdoms. In fact in case u didn’t knew, the russians are supposed to be adding to their population by 2009 latest. And have u forgotten cloning?

]]> By: Marco Borg http://siberianlight.net/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4616 Marco Borg Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:36:11 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/2007/06/22/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/#comment-4616 This looks like it was written by Berezovski, Kasparov or the woman from La Russophobe, all non-Russians but tribal brothers and sisters. I would say that there is more chance of the United States becoming Mexican (as Texas, New Mexico and California already are) than Russia becoming Chinese. Equally more likely scenarios are that the Pakistanis will blow London up or will get Arabic Sharia law or that the North African immigrants in France will not just burn French cars but will start an Intifada war of stones and suicidal bombings. The "Chinese" are already in, in multitudes in the United States, Britain and France and they have legal access to airports, water resevoirs, underground, motorways, cities, immigration control etc. This looks like it was written by Berezovski, Kasparov or the woman from La Russophobe, all non-Russians but tribal brothers and sisters. I would say that there is more chance of the United States becoming Mexican (as Texas, New Mexico and California already are) than Russia becoming Chinese. Equally more likely scenarios are that the Pakistanis will blow London up or will get Arabic Sharia law or that the North African immigrants in France will not just burn French cars but will start an Intifada war of stones and suicidal bombings. The “Chinese” are already in, in multitudes in the United States, Britain and France and they have legal access to airports, water resevoirs, underground, motorways, cities, immigration control etc.

]]> By: Michael Averko http://siberianlight.net/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4615 Michael Averko Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:40:44 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/2007/06/22/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/#comment-4615 As Archie would say: Crapola. As Archie would say:

Crapola.

]]> By: Mr. Potato Head http://siberianlight.net/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4614 Mr. Potato Head Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:30:23 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/2007/06/22/future-history-the-decline-and-fall-of-russia/#comment-4614 Indeed. O'Sullivan has Russia losing over 40 million people in the next 13 years! That's absurd. Indeed. O’Sullivan has Russia losing over 40 million people in the next 13 years! That’s absurd.

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