European Affairs

» Barbara Pytel - looking forward to the series

As someone who has family in Poland next door, this topic interests me. When I visited Communist Poland in 1981, there were Russian spies in Polish apartment complexes, Russian military planes swooped over us in Poland at 4 a.m. just to remind us they were there, telephone conversations were recorded, radio stations were being jammed when Radio Free Europe came on, and mail was censored. I would venture a guess that old habits die hard.

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» Kerry Kubilius - looking forward to the series

In response to looking forward to the series posted by pytel:

I, too, am looking forward to this series.

However, I'm under the impression that Poland has made quite a rebound from Soviet days - it's Belarus that still hasn't shaken the yoke.

In the case of Russia . . . well, anyone in Moscow will casually point out the KGB headquarters to you if you happen to pass by! As for "restricting the rights of the people" . . . I think there have been more gains than losses, by far.

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» Daniel Workman - Corruption & Putin's Meddling

State-owned companies are taking over private companies, seemingly at the bequest of Putin. Corruption is rampant, to the point that these problems are causing severe barriers to international trade. Read more about how corruption and political meddling are roadblocks keeping Russia from attaining its potential.

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