Comments on: Russia Blog Roundup

By: Russian Sphinx

Russian Sphinx — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:59:01 +0000

Andy,

Thanks for the link to “Social Networking in Russia”, I am interested in development of internet in Russia, social networks.

There are interesting articles about social networks in http://www.sarafannoeradio.org (only in Russian).

By: Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:57:30 +0000

The funny thing about Goble’s blog is that it (probably unintentionally) refutes the idea (common among pundits of his ilk) that freedom of speech is persecuted in today’s Russia, since the doom-mongering articles he highlights are published openly in the Russian press.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:45:45 +0000

A matter of being careful, inclusive of knowing the limits of knowledge on a particular subject. Intuition, with the ability to efficiently follow-up with research serve to provide a more complete overview.

On the other hand, the game plan might be intentionally one-sided.

In contrast, is the attempt to present different perspectives while making the case for one view being the more ideal.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:23:15 +0000

There’s a good deal of Russian language material in contradiction to what’s often being selected for referencing in some circles.

By: Leos Tomicek

Leos Tomicek — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:22:19 +0000

I’m sorry to inform you that Paul Goble is unable to translate from Russian properly. The fact that Moscow Times and New York Times quote him only highlights the ignorance of these mainstream outlets.

By: Leos Tomicek

Leos Tomicek — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:17:21 +0000

In fact Paul Goble is not even able to discern a Russian surname from a Church Slavonic monastic name. As Anatoly said, someone who cannot read a Russian text properly nor make a few searches in the wikipedia, should not be taken seriously.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:19:19 +0000

He writes in a suggestively negative way about the ROC-MP/ROCOR:

http://www.austereinsomniac.info/blog/2010/5/21/paul-gobles-prometheism-reaches-into-ecclesiastical-spheres.html

Rhetorically put, that particular denomination is stacked with former spooks of the Communists, whereas little if any mention is made of former spooks for the the Nazis and Communists in some other denominations.

By: Sublime Oblivion

Sublime Oblivion — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:44:43 +0000

I invite La Russophobe to wipe the froth of her mouth, get back on topic (the discussion isn’t about myself), and…
1) explain how Protestants can outnumber Russian Orthodox in “Siberia and the Russian Far East and in Karelia and Kaliningrad” – regions that contain around 30mn people, or more than 20% of Russia’s populations – when according to the poll I cited, Protestants constitute less than 1% of the Russian population while Orthodox account for 75%…
and 2) more generally, explain how cherry-picking anything and everything in the Russian media that says how bad it is and how it is going to collapse any day – and then nit-picking the most sensational parts of those articles – is a useful or even honest service.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:22:16 +0000

“Editorializing” can take the form of highlighting some points while ignoring others.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:19:31 +0000

It can be a fine line. “Bloggers” can take the form of “journalists” and vice versa. This point relates to academics and others taking an academic approach.