Grigory Potemkin was a minister and lover of the Russian Empress Catherine II. After the 1783 Russian annexation of Crimea from the Ottoman Empire and liquidation of the Cossack Zaporozhian Sich to create “New Russia,” Potemkin became governor of the region.
Thousands of Russian people are NOT taking the "pretend peasant" roles in Putin's little Potemkin Play and they are getting arrested for it. He controls the State TV media but that is not where young Russians are getting their info. They are on the internet and the world of the young is responding and protesting. Anonymous is already into cyber space screwing up Kremlin sites.
I think it was the French philosopher Michel Foucault who said that the many arms of controlling power must be met with many corresponding acts of resistance.
There is no pretense or false fronts on the part of the Ukrainian people.
'Once Sleepy and Picturesque, Ukrainian Villages Mobilize for War' Follow glimpses of the people's efforts to survive. By Maria Varenikova and Andrew E. Kramer contributed reporting from Kyiv, The New York Times
- out in the countryside, a massive grass-roots movement is underway in villages like Khomutyntsi as ordinary Ukrainians — farmers, shop owners, day laborers, taxi drivers — take up arms to join a battle that has abruptly upended their lives.
- The Russian leadership does not understand that it is at war not only with the armed forces of Ukraine, but with the entire Ukrainian people,” And these people have already risen to the liberation struggle, liberation war against occupiers.”
- In northern Ukraine, a man knelt briefly in front of a tank.
- One Ukrainian woman filmed herself on a cellphone taunting a Russian soldier by telling him to put sunflower seeds in his pocket, so that when he died in Ukraine, flowers would grow.
- this weekend the whole village gathered in the meadow to build trenches, a checkpoint and underground shelters.
- Ms. Mudryk drove her car Saturday night to check on her volunteers. She does this several times each night, as patrols keep guard on the roadsides from dusk to dawn.
- “I am crying so much as it is very difficult to get used to our new reality,” Ms. Mudryk said. “But I bow my head in honor to our people. Today, we were asked to bring some help with food to soldiers. In two hours, we loaded a full van of food, just from our village.”
My first responding. Liked your posts and commentary for quite awhile, via LFAA. Imagine you already have this link I got from a friend in Georgia for ongoing accurate info from within Ukraine: https://t.me/s/ukrainenowenglish
I don't know what to say except thank you. Short of a merciful end by disloyal insiders, this soulless weasel has painted himself into a corner from which he cannot emerge alive - the alternative is Armageddon.
Thousands of Russian people are NOT taking the "pretend peasant" roles in Putin's little Potemkin Play and they are getting arrested for it. He controls the State TV media but that is not where young Russians are getting their info. They are on the internet and the world of the young is responding and protesting. Anonymous is already into cyber space screwing up Kremlin sites.
I think it was the French philosopher Michel Foucault who said that the many arms of controlling power must be met with many corresponding acts of resistance.
There is no pretense or false fronts on the part of the Ukrainian people.
'Once Sleepy and Picturesque, Ukrainian Villages Mobilize for War' Follow glimpses of the people's efforts to survive. By Maria Varenikova and Andrew E. Kramer contributed reporting from Kyiv, The New York Times
- out in the countryside, a massive grass-roots movement is underway in villages like Khomutyntsi as ordinary Ukrainians — farmers, shop owners, day laborers, taxi drivers — take up arms to join a battle that has abruptly upended their lives.
- The Russian leadership does not understand that it is at war not only with the armed forces of Ukraine, but with the entire Ukrainian people,” And these people have already risen to the liberation struggle, liberation war against occupiers.”
- In northern Ukraine, a man knelt briefly in front of a tank.
- One Ukrainian woman filmed herself on a cellphone taunting a Russian soldier by telling him to put sunflower seeds in his pocket, so that when he died in Ukraine, flowers would grow.
- this weekend the whole village gathered in the meadow to build trenches, a checkpoint and underground shelters.
- Ms. Mudryk drove her car Saturday night to check on her volunteers. She does this several times each night, as patrols keep guard on the roadsides from dusk to dawn.
- “I am crying so much as it is very difficult to get used to our new reality,” Ms. Mudryk said. “But I bow my head in honor to our people. Today, we were asked to bring some help with food to soldiers. In two hours, we loaded a full van of food, just from our village.”
Local defenders are all around our town. People are sending supplies to them. We sent blankets, pillows, medical supplies. I love this country.
We love you and Ukraine, take that, Allen!
My first responding. Liked your posts and commentary for quite awhile, via LFAA. Imagine you already have this link I got from a friend in Georgia for ongoing accurate info from within Ukraine: https://t.me/s/ukrainenowenglish
Glad to see you post Fred. Thanks for this.
I don't know what to say except thank you. Short of a merciful end by disloyal insiders, this soulless weasel has painted himself into a corner from which he cannot emerge alive - the alternative is Armageddon.
I hope Putin (the SOB) is skewered on a peasant's pitchfork!
Grateful beyond words for your posts tonight and for the past few weeks. ❤️🤍💙
Fascinating history!