Yes this is so. Putin is getting more and more support from the
Russians everywhere. They are joining in the madness. Like the Germans
and Hitler I'm afraid.
BTW this explains the relative success of Putinism in Luhansk and
Donetsk too. It has clearly been instigated by Russians from Russia.
But the local supportive response is there I'm afraid.
But it will likely not spread much more except for temporary flare
ups. We have had brief "numbers" points made in the last few days here
and there. One interesting one is this:
After Ukraine's declaration of independence in 1991, the Russification
process was stopped and reversed in most areas of the more Sovietized
Ukraine east of the Zbruch. And the results were apparent in the
census of 2001. In all regions concerned, the number of Ukrainian
speakers ("ridna mova") visibly increased, including Odesa, Mykolaiv,
Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhja, and Kharkiv.
The only areas of the "Southeast" where the process was not reversed,
but actually continued (i.e. less and less Ukrainian-speakers) was in
the Crimea, and in the Donbas provinces (Donetsk, Luhansk). After 2001
there is some indication that this began to slow a bit, but the status
today differs little from that of 2001, while elsewhere the progress
is even more apparent for the pro-Ukrainian choice.
So this certainly partly explains what is happening in Donetsk and Luhansk.
More possibilities for aggressive Putinism as the Russian madness develops...
Quoting Stefan Lemieszewski <[email protected]>:
> - headlined on Drudge
>
> ========
> http://news.yahoo.com/russian-flags-flood-crimean-capital-thousands-back-takeover-145104243.html
> 9Mar2014
>
> Russian flags flood Crimean capital as thousands back takeover
>
> Simferopol (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian flags flooded Lenin Square in
> the centre of Crimea's capital Simferopol Sunday as thousands
> rallied in support of Moscow's takeover of the peninsula -- vastly
> overwhelming a smaller pro-Ukraine demonstration nearby.
>
> Some 10,000 people joined the pro-Russia rally in Simferopol,
> chanting "Russia! Russia!" as a navy band played patriotic Russian
> songs and dancers twirled on stage.
>
> [ . . . ]
> =========================
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