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I'm not sure how to articulate it, but I find it immensely interesting that Snowden fled to Russia, while Pavel is fleeing from Russia, both for issues within similar realms.
It's not that surprising that people who disagree with their own government would flee to the protection of another, or that the destination government would play it for political advantage.
PAVEL DUROV'S 7 REASONS TO STAY IN RUSSIA (12 March 2014) http://rusbase.com/news/author/benhopkins/not-going-anywhere...
This source (11 March VK post, 12 March rusbase article) is older than the article (Apr 22).
All of the benefits of Russia have disappeared within a month?
I'm not sure how to articulate it, but I find it immensely interesting that Snowden fled to Russia, while Pavel is fleeing from Russia, both for issues within similar realms.
This is factually incorrect. Snowden stranded in Russia. He had a ticket for Cuba where intended to transfer to Bolivia(?). Either way: not Russia.
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That whole blog post stinks of propaganda
Link to russian version on Pavel's personal page: http://vk.com/id1?w=wall1_45616 Nobody was forcing him to write this. It is exactly what he thinks about Russia. PS But sometimes people can change their opinion in a month :)
=== In recent months, more and more fashionable to get the theme of emigration from Russia. As usual, I'm going against this trend - I publish 7 reasons to stay in Russia.
In a dictatorship, if the ones holding power want to take control of an internet company holding data about the personal lives of hundreds of millions of people, they do so by ousting the CEO and taking control the hard way. In a democracy with a free market, if the ones holding power want to take control of an internet company which holds data about the personal lives of hundreds of millions of people, they do so by…
In a dictatorship, if the ones holding power want to take control of an internet company holding data about the personal lives of hundreds of millions of people, they do so by ousting the CEO and taking control the hard way. In a democracy with a free market, if the ones holding power want to take control of an internet company which holds data about the personal lives of hundreds of millions of people, they do so by…
You're not wrong, precisely, but the former method has the virtues of simplicity, forthrightness, and the presentation of a salutary example to others who might find themselves in a similar position. Also, people from the West have been telling Russians that Russia has a lot to learn at least since the fall of the Soviet regime, if not since the days of the tsars. Some who've given such advice have done so out of goo…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
That whole blog post stinks of propaganda
Link to russian version on Pavel's personal page: http://vk.com/id1?w=wall1_45616 Nobody was forcing him to write this. It is exactly what he thinks about Russia. PS But sometimes people can change their opinion in a month :)
Just because it was posted to his person page does not mean he wasn't coerced into writing/posting it.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
That whole blog post stinks of propaganda
Link to russian version on Pavel's personal page: http://vk.com/id1?w=wall1_45616 Nobody was forcing him to write this. It is exactly what he thinks about Russia. PS But sometimes people can change their opinion in a month :)
In a dictatorship, if the ones holding power want to take control of an internet company holding data about the personal lives of hundreds of millions of people, they do so by ousting the CEO and taking control the hard way. In a democracy with a free market, if the ones holding power want to take control of an internet company which holds data about the personal lives of hundreds of millions of people, they do so by…