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Harshpaul

Harshpaul — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Nice article. I’m an expert on Russia now. Here’s a sample:

KGB and Putin with Gulag.

Good enough? ;)

Kim

Kim — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The attentive reader can’t help but notice two key differences between the author of this post and Oleg Kozlovsky (mentioned in the text):

(1) The Washington Post, one of the world’s leading newspapers, is very interested in publishing Kozlovsky’s writing. It has no interest whatsoever in this author (nor, for that matter, do many others).

(2) Kozlovsky lives in Russia, facing the reality of life there and risking everything to make his country better. The author of this post, by contrast, doesn’t do either of those things.

To learn more about Kozlovsky, check out his English-language blog:

http://olegkozlovsky.wordpress.com/

Eugene Ivanov

Eugene Ivanov — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Dear Harsh,

Thank you very much for your comment.

You got it! And I hope it hasn’t escaped your attention that by simply changing the order of the words, you can make your ”analysis” even more sophisticated ;)

Good luck and don’t neglect using ”accessory” words I mentioned at the end. They’ll help you look sharp.

Best Regards,

Eugene

Eugene Ivanov

Eugene Ivanov — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Hi Kim,

Thanks for your comment. Haven’t read your WP articles, either. So we’re on completely equal footing here.

Regards,

Eugene

Kim

Kim — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

EUGENE:

Your brain needs serious work. My writing expresses admiration for Kozlovsky doing something I haven’t done. I’m the first to admit he’s on a far higher level than I am, and to praise him to the skies for it. You, on the other hand, attack him as if it was you who stood above — a laughably transparent falsehood. Do you think at all before you formulate your ”responses”?

Do you really need two comments to respond to my one? Thanks for the compliment!

PS: Your jealousy is showing, you nasty little KGB collaborator. Next time, try to hide it a bit better, if only for the sake of appearances.

Eugene Ivanov

Eugene Ivanov — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Iuppiter iratus ergo nefas (Jupiter, you’re angry therefore you’re wrong).

Kim, just keep doing your home work: this is the cure for many world’s diseases.

Regards,

Eugene

Denis

Denis — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

There are times when you feel that you need to say something but you don’t seem to have the right words to articulate it. With this post Eugene Ivanov has cleared one such thing that I have always wanted to say. Three words that is to become a Russian expert - Gulad, KGB and Putin.

Washington Post wanted a sensational article, Kozlovsky gave them one. WP is not above journalism that has shades of yellow.

Eugene should learn how not to react to Kim’s comments for she has exposed herself and her designs here long back. Just enjoy her rants.

Kim

Kim — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

EUGENE:

As I know you love research, I’ve done a bit to compare our writing on this blog.

In our most recent four posts, I’ve received 47 stars while you’ve received only 35. Other than comments from you and me on those posts, I’ve received 19 comments while you’ve received only 6. My tenure on this blog is also far longer and more substantial than yours.

Comparing our two personal blogs, I have ten times more traffic and linking blogs than you do, and that’s just considering the smallest of my two personal blogs.

So I’d say that, as a matter of scientific fact, my achievements are far greater than yours and we are not, in fact, equal at all as bloggers. Accordingly, I assume you’ll remember that the next time you address me. To date, your manner of address has been haughty and totally detached from reality.

Yash

Yash — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Hey Eugene,

I am a Russia expert too! I just realised I had been one since I was in lower primary school. I didn’t hear of Putin then, but I did hear of General Secretary Yuri Andropov (ex-KGB man like Putin), Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago and of course the KGB.

Going by that how many Russian experts might we have in the world now? Tens of millions perhaps? Kim, you and of course me are just three of them.

Good isn’t it?

Eugene Ivanov

Eugene Ivanov — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Hi Denis,

Thanks for your nice comment.

I’m actually not sure that Kozlovsky has anything to do with the WP piece at all except for giving his name to it, but this is completely moot point. Nothing in the WP coverage of Russia can surprise me anymore.

However, I have to disagree with you on my reaction to Kim’s comments. I DO enjoy her rants, and the best way of having more of them is to always comment.

Eugene Ivanov

Eugene Ivanov — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Kim wrote:

”In our most recent four posts, I’ve received 47 stars while you’ve received only 35.”

I suspect you’re using your editor status to assign additional stars to your posts.

Just kidding...

Regards,

Eugene