Comments on: Russia shows its hand http://cominganarchy.com/2008/03/07/russia-shows-its-hand/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:57:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: jim http://cominganarchy.com/2008/03/07/russia-shows-its-hand/#comment-382666 jim Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:17:09 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2008/03/07/russia-shows-its-hand/#comment-382666 Although things don't look good in Russia at the moment, I still hold out hope that someday Russia will become a normal European country. Do you think that is possible over the next several decades? What signs should we look for to see if there is progress? The expansion of the EU and NATO seem like progress, as more and more Russian citizens will interact and absorb the habits and culture of Europe. Perhaps naively I hope that Ukraine, if brought fully into the NATO/EU fold, could serve as a guide to Russia. I know this has been a tantalizing dream in the West seemingly forever, and that Russia always ends up choosing to be a rival civilization to Europe and not part of the greater West. Still ... I hold out hope. I still get nervous about all those nukes. Although things don’t look good in Russia at the moment, I still hold out hope that someday Russia will become a normal European country.

Do you think that is possible over the next several decades? What signs should we look for to see if there is progress?

The expansion of the EU and NATO seem like progress, as more and more Russian citizens will interact and absorb the habits and culture of Europe.

Perhaps naively I hope that Ukraine, if brought fully into the NATO/EU fold, could serve as a guide to Russia.

I know this has been a tantalizing dream in the West seemingly forever, and that Russia always ends up choosing to be a rival civilization to Europe and not part of the greater West. Still … I hold out hope. I still get nervous about all those nukes.

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