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Inside Putin's Circle
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#33> These men are known in Russia as the “siloviki” — “men of force”, or perhaps even, in the Irish phrase, “hard men”. Just to clarify. The word "siloviki" made from "силовые структуры", which may be translated literally as "structures of force", or less literally but preserving some meaning "armed organizations" (maybe "armed forces", but I think that in English "armed forces" doesn't include the likes of police and…
> other organization with a dress code that requires a gun Sounds a lot like organized crime, is it supposed to have that undertone?
Unconscious bias at work. Russians aren't mostly mobsters wearing Adidas track suits, despite what you see on TV and in movies.
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In many cases asking forgiveness is easier. In this case, I'm not so sure.
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What should we do? What have you done?
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yes, definitely not "hard men", more like what you described, except various intelligence agencies who don't always wear a gun, are also included.
Well, FSB is an intelligence agency, and they wear guns or at least have a license to wear gun. Though I cannot argue. I rely on my intuitive knowledge of Russian which is hard to use as a rational argument. This knowledge tells me that "силовые структуры"/"structures of force" are organizations that use force to solve problems. And I think that all of them wear guns. But I may be wrong with that last statement, and…
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Why are you frustrated? Have you mentioned here what you are doing to help Ukraine? If you haven't done things or have helped but not mentioned that here, why should others mention what they may be doing?
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#38I’ve been a paid subscriber of FT for years. It’s horrifically expensive and worth every penny.
I had to check pricing after reading your comment. $375/year! That sounds crazy.
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I know this is a selfish perspective but the Ukraine/Russia news cycle has been hitting my mental health pretty hard. Its nice to come here and see the usual interesting techy stuff and get a break from the horror.
Not that I disagree with your point. This is a place of intelligent discussion which could perhaps benefit Ukrainians better.
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kinda funny how it sort of reads: Inside Putin’s circle — the real Russian elite. An intelligent take on global lifestyle, arts and culture - Insightful reads - Interviews & reviews - The FT Crossword - Travel, houses, entertainment & style
And all behind paywall, as if they didn't want you to see what they are writing.
In time of crisis like this you should expect FT to do at least a token contribution to spread true information. Other commercial news outlets like say New York Times let the casual reader read a few articles for free, but not FT it seems.