Monday, September 15, 2008

Where next?



For Russia then?
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Still plenty of gas oil and natural resources
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That is true
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A lot is written about Russia and it's relationship to the World
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Not so much is written about it's imploding demographics
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The early deaths of so many males
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The unreformed brutality in the Army
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Or about the younger generations with no memory or interest in events before perestroika
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Not much either about the huge imbalances between those who have and those who have not
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And a near total absence of law
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Life an ongoing struggle for most
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Unremarked, unnoticed, uncared for pensioners trying to survive
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And that might be called the downside of Russia today
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On the other upside if you will a lot is happening
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An explosion of new jobs
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Every new product needs producing, distributing, selling, servicing
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A whole new economy evolving under every one's noses
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A surge in finance and finance related activities, jobs that did not exist ten years ago
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Construction everywhere
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Finally attention being paid to infrastructure
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And IT services leapfrogging older industries and services into new ares of economic activity
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And beyond all these a Russia where it;s citizens are traveling all over the World
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Russians are to be found everywhere today
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Many are emigrating
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Many more are moving in and out of the country
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All are connecting in new and different ways with the World
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All are communicating with colleagues friends and families
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Never in Russian history have so many Russians travelled outside Russia
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Never in Russian history have so many Russians seen so much of the World
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Never in Russian history have so many started living and working outside Russia
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Never before have so many Russians been able to connect with the World through Internet and other devices
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And so?
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Just one thing we can be sure of Russia will not evolve as most people seem to think it will
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And while it is no longer a superpower it will still have an impact on us all one way and another
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Only question is in which way?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

does she have philosophical and spiritual power to give?

Antony said...

Interesting comment, thank you
Not so much philosophical or spiritual as latent and active energy, which can be used by those who know how
Russia has always had amazing powers it's the humans who have abused these
Energy is of course neutral and can be used for either negative or positive purposes
Russia has it's own karma as do all countries, and at this time she can turn either way
Again it is up to the humans, we will see if they are ready to grow beyond personal greed and self interest
For everyones sake we hope so, it's certainly time