Slava Malamud
Slava Does America
A Ukrainian Jon Stewart Who May Bring Down Trump
Wouldn’t it be amazing if Donald Trump, the most clownish politician in memory, was brought down by a man who was an actual comedian? And wouldn’t it be amazingly appropriate if this happened for the benefit of the American audience, which is more receptive to the image of a powerful and destructive humorist more than any other in the world? This, after all, is the country that has spawned Joker, […] Read More
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The Story of Three Soups: A Guide to Russian Food, Part I
I am starting a series of “Russia Explaining” posts which will deal with our cultural and social quirks for the benefit of my curious Western audience. It can’t be just Slava Ranting About Politics all the time, even though I really feel like it a lot lately. To be sure, Russia Explaining is a bottomless rabbit hole, so I am making no promises as to the comprehensiveness of this exercise, […] Read More
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Ex-KGB General Says There is “Definitely” Kompromat on Trump
Ukrainian site Gordonua.com has published an interview with Oleg Kalugin a retired KGB general and Vladimir Putin’s former boss in foreign intelligence, currently living in Washington, DC. The interview was conducted in March. In it, Gen. Kalugin had a few insights on the current president’s relationship with the KGB and “comrades of the female sex” when visiting Moscow in the 1980s. Here are some relevant excerpts. Oleg Danilovich, you have […] Read More
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Russian to Judgement: Y’All Nuts
I love you, America, and this is precisely why I need to tell you that you are crazy. “You have lost your goddamn mind” might be a better turn of phrase but the word “lost” clearly indicates prior ownership, and I am no longer convinced it applies here. There is a variety of reasons one may come to this conclusion. Some are trivial, some are mundane, some may lead one […] Read More
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