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Thread: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

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    A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

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    Chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov has written a book about the rise and increasing authoritarian nature of Putin in Russia, and the threat his regime poses to the world.

    I think it'd be very interesting reading.

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Anti-Putin literature is quite popular at the moment: https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...-putins-russia

    Kind of reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4zYlOU7Fpk

    Might spend my own Xmas book token on this one: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.p...=9780674659681

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Gabalphaville View Post
    Anti-Putin literature is quite popular at the moment: https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...-putins-russia

    Kind of reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4zYlOU7Fpk

    Might spend my own Xmas book token on this one: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.p...=9780674659681
    To be fair for a country the size of russia and with its energy resources, it is frankly pathetic how weak their economy is.

    What about his reign has lead to an improvement on that matter?.

    People judge Russian leaders of their foreign policy, without ever questioning whether they can lead their own country.

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by LordKenwyne View Post
    To be fair for a country the size of russia and with its energy resources, it is frankly pathetic how weak their economy is.

    What about his reign has lead to an improvement on that matter?.

    People judge Russian leaders of their foreign policy, without ever questioning whether they can lead their own country.
    This has been part of Putin's strategy, to make it all about foreign policy, and to present himself as protecting Russian values in the face of continuous western aggression.
    He needs something to deflect from the internal issues

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by LordKenwyne View Post
    To be fair for a country the size of russia and with its energy resources, it is frankly pathetic how weak their economy is.

    What about his reign has lead to an improvement on that matter?.

    People judge Russian leaders of their foreign policy, without ever questioning whether they can lead their own country.
    I’m glad that your brain hasn’t been infected by all the anti-Russia propaganda flying around, LK.

    What’s your Xmas book tip?

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
    This has been part of Putin's strategy, to make it all about foreign policy, and to present himself as protecting Russian values in the face of continuous western aggression.
    He needs something to deflect from the internal issues
    Of course the west would never do anything like that would they?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
    This has been part of Putin's strategy, to make it all about foreign policy, and to present himself as protecting Russian values in the face of continuous western aggression.
    He needs something to deflect from the internal issues
    I thing he had a point regarding Soros and his legion of NGO's.

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Gabalphaville View Post
    I’m glad that your brain hasn’t been infected by all the anti-Russia propaganda flying around, LK.

    What’s your Xmas book tip?
    They openly prioritise foreign affairs rather than sorting themselves out.

    The UK has a bigger economy. With under half the same population. Without billions upon billions of energy sources.

    On books, I don't get through many but tom holland is the best I've had recently.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Persian-Fir...hollandpersian one is very good.

    I didn't have a clue about the subject before it but he is easy to read.

    And roger crowley

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by LordKenwyne View Post
    They openly prioritise foreign affairs rather than sorting themselves out.

    The UK has a bigger economy. With under half the same population. Without billions upon billions of energy sources.

    On books, I don't get through many but tom holland is the best I've had recently.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Persian-Fir...hollandpersian one is very good.

    I didn't have a clue about the subject before it but he is easy to read.

    And roger crowley
    I'll give the Tom Holland one a try.

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Gabalphaville View Post
    I'll give the Tom Holland one a try.
    It won't disappoint.

    I had to keep a phone with me to put down some of the names. He goes into ancient greece and I was forgetting who was who quite often as there are a lot of players.

    Probably more to do with the fact I skip quite a few days between reading though.

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Gabalphaville View Post
    Of course the west would never do anything like that would they?
    You mean like this?...
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...e_AnFPNdNTLNY1

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by MacAdder View Post
    According to senior figures in Government, Moscow is to blame for concerted attempts to undermine the UK through fake espionage, misinformation, cyber attacks and fake news


    Did they make us Brexit too?

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post


    Did they make us Brexit too?
    You know it's coming .. ;)

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post


    Did they make us Brexit too?
    Oh dear, what is the solution to all this? looks like we might need to fix the internet,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs Steve R View Post
    Oh dear, what is the solution to all this? looks like we might need to fix the internet,
    BTW what is fake espionage?? Does that mean it didn't happen?

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post
    BTW what is fake espionage?? Does that mean it didn't happen?
    Which is the fake and which is the real espionage?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs Steve R View Post
    Which is the fake and which is the real espionage?
    I think he used the fake word one time too many, but he was probably given a quota
    Last edited by Wales-Bales; 17-12-16 at 15:51.

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Gabalphaville View Post
    I’m glad that your brain hasn’t been infected by all the anti-Russia propaganda flying around, LK.

    What’s your Xmas book tip?
    It'll be interesting to know your experience of Russia compared to Kasparovs.......

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by TruBlue View Post
    It'll be interesting to know your experience of Russia compared to Kasparovs.......
    Or compared to the ghost writers experience

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post
    Or compared to the ghost writers experience
    More "triangulated" research?

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by TruBlue View Post
    More "triangulated" research?
    I'm still waiting for the research he was sending me last night

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs Steve R View Post
    I'm still waiting for the research he was sending me last night
    His research consists of going against the party line and fabricating stories a lot.

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by TruBlue View Post
    More "triangulated" research?
    I was joking man, but as a matter of interest, could you please tell me how many books have been written by famous non-authors, that were not ghost written.

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post
    I was joking man, but as a matter of interest, could you please tell me how many books have been written by famous non-authors, that were not ghost written.
    I would suggest, though that Garry Kasparov is far more likely to have written his own book than Jordan or Ronnie O'Sullivan.
    He's very much a political activist these days and even attempted to stand for president at one point.

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    Re: A bit of light reading to go in your Xmas stockings

    Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
    I would suggest, though that Garry Kasparov is far more likely to have written his own book than Jordan or Ronnie O'Sullivan.
    He's very much a political activist these days and even attempted to stand for president at one point.
    Was it a CIA/Soros backed bid to become president? Only kidding haha.

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