Years ago a friend of mine who supported Moscow’s then-mayor Yury Luzhkov explained that she was sure he was corrupt, but didn’t care. The important thing was that he wasn’t evil. “Better a thief than a drinker of blood,” she said. That was the choice in Russian politics. I believe she was quoting Brodsky.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Better a thief ...
... Transmissions from a Lone Star: Russia in Revolt as Viewed from Afar | Columnists | RIA Novosti.
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