Talking to Grandma this morning and she told me that in Moscow early on Monday died Alexander Solzhenitsyn. This kind of struck me... he was nearly 90, so it's not that surprising, but on the other hand he was one of the voices of modern Russia who was unashamedly against the disgusting behaviour of the government and many people called him "the Conscience of Russia". It just seems that there are less and less people out there who are prepared to speak their mind. Apparently the "president" and his cohorts are using his death to their advantage... to show how different things are now. Great man, terrible times... RIP, and I hope that his afterlife (should there be one) will be less turbulent than his real one.Tomorrow evening we're leaving European shores and flying to our home down under. We're going to stop off in Singapore on the way and say hello to Mr Eugene. I can't tell you how excited we are about this trip - so much looking forward to seeing everyone. *big hugs* to whoever is reading this and see you all soon!!!
Dude I wrote a big funny comment to the "wish you 'ave a son luv" story, but I lost it :( It even had a wish for the boy from me! About armpits. And manliness.
ReplyDeleteBut now this one has got up my bum - how the hell is the current govt any more disgusting than any previous one that Russia, or CCCP had?? Im trying to come to terms with this whole thing... it'll probably take all my life. So much brainwashing on one hand. Very noticeable critical TV channels and newspapers on the other. Yes, they're there, not hard to find - I would say mainstream even. So many intelligent people really believing that this is the way to go. And looking at Ukraine... I dont know. Maybe for a population which has such a comparatively low level of political self-assuredness, maybe this is the best thing. But then again, its always been like this. Its Russia, you know ;)