This is why I’ve always found the whole hoping for a regime change in Russia so hilarious. Putin is basically a moderate in Russian politics, and it’s pretty much guaranteed that whoever replaces him is going to be a lot more hardline towards the west. If they think Putin is difficult, just wait till they have to deal with somebody like Kadyrov.
Kadyrov won’t get the job , there are 2 reasons 1. He has become more corrupt his son was awarded tons of medals for beating a man who burned Koran. 2. Kadyrov has immense Islamic mentality not a secular one . He regularly badmouths Stalin because Stalin deported Chechens to Kazakhstan for joining Hitler (but he won’t say that ). Ordinary Russians know the full story of Chechens and they are quite upset with kadyrov who said Stalin was a traitor. Putin criticizes Stalin and Bolsheviks but he even won’t say Stalin was a traitor or evil incarnate.
Right now Putin is the best candidate for Russia. I don’t think anyone in the KPRF Or UR has the capacity to run Russia. Maybe that Mishtushin Or whatever.
As you frequently post about geopolitics, I have a question regarding Palestine. Why did USSR choose to support Israel in 1948 ?.. Is it because to counter the arab countries who were siding with the British? It feels weird how Stalin who fought Nazis gave affirmation to a whole nazi project in Palestine.
Honestly don’t know the actual logic was there. Stalin did do a lot of questionable shit after the war though like abandoning Greece, which led to his falling out with Tito and breakdown of relations with Yugoslavia. Seems like he was really keen on honoring whatever deals he mad with the west at the end of the war for whatever reason.
But here is a thing Greece was let go because it was churchil who promised that Poland would be a buffer state or zone of influence if British gets Greece. The fall with Tito was for different reason , as I have read the conversation with Hoxha it seems Tito wanted to annex Albania to create greater Yugoslavia which Stalin negated. There got to be some reason why Stalin gave the green light to create Israel . Most right wing Muslims are mad because it was USSR who supported this Zionist project.
I’ve read somewhere that the USSR supported the zionist entity because they felt it was a form of decolonisation, ending the British occupation is Palestine. Also, back then zionism had some superficially leftist tendencies and there was a widespread belief on the left that the zionist entity would become a “socialist” society.
It was not the greatest moment for the analytical power of marxism-leninism. The communist movement failed the Palestinians.
This is why I’ve always found the whole hoping for a regime change in Russia so hilarious. Putin is basically a moderate in Russian politics, and it’s pretty much guaranteed that whoever replaces him is going to be a lot more hardline towards the west. If they think Putin is difficult, just wait till they have to deal with somebody like Kadyrov.
Kadyrov won’t get the job , there are 2 reasons 1. He has become more corrupt his son was awarded tons of medals for beating a man who burned Koran. 2. Kadyrov has immense Islamic mentality not a secular one . He regularly badmouths Stalin because Stalin deported Chechens to Kazakhstan for joining Hitler (but he won’t say that ). Ordinary Russians know the full story of Chechens and they are quite upset with kadyrov who said Stalin was a traitor. Putin criticizes Stalin and Bolsheviks but he even won’t say Stalin was a traitor or evil incarnate.
Oh yeah, I don’t think Kadyrov himself is a likely candidate, I’m saying somebody with a similar mindset could easily get in power.
Right now Putin is the best candidate for Russia. I don’t think anyone in the KPRF Or UR has the capacity to run Russia. Maybe that Mishtushin Or whatever.
If Putin runs, I can’t see how he doesn’t get another term.
As you frequently post about geopolitics, I have a question regarding Palestine. Why did USSR choose to support Israel in 1948 ?.. Is it because to counter the arab countries who were siding with the British? It feels weird how Stalin who fought Nazis gave affirmation to a whole nazi project in Palestine.
Honestly don’t know the actual logic was there. Stalin did do a lot of questionable shit after the war though like abandoning Greece, which led to his falling out with Tito and breakdown of relations with Yugoslavia. Seems like he was really keen on honoring whatever deals he mad with the west at the end of the war for whatever reason.
But here is a thing Greece was let go because it was churchil who promised that Poland would be a buffer state or zone of influence if British gets Greece. The fall with Tito was for different reason , as I have read the conversation with Hoxha it seems Tito wanted to annex Albania to create greater Yugoslavia which Stalin negated. There got to be some reason why Stalin gave the green light to create Israel . Most right wing Muslims are mad because it was USSR who supported this Zionist project.
https://www.historystudies.net/dergi/tar2015123e543.pdf
I’d be interested to know what the actual thinking there was as well.
I’ve read somewhere that the USSR supported the zionist entity because they felt it was a form of decolonisation, ending the British occupation is Palestine. Also, back then zionism had some superficially leftist tendencies and there was a widespread belief on the left that the zionist entity would become a “socialist” society.
It was not the greatest moment for the analytical power of marxism-leninism. The communist movement failed the Palestinians.
I think a Medvedev 2.0 presidency would be even more hardline. Kadyrov is actually kind of a softie.