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Putin Government Moves To Take Control of Russia's largest space company Energia
schwit1 writes Vitaly Lopota, the president of Russia's largest space company Energia, was suspended Friday by the company's board of directors. From the article: "The move appears to be part of an effort by Russia's government to obtain majority control over Energia, of which it owns a 38-percent share. The directors elected Igor Komarov as its new chairman of the board. Komarov is chief of the Russian United Rocket and Space Corporation (URSC), the government-owned company tasked with consolidating Russia's sprawling space sector." The government is also conducting a criminal investigation of Lopota, which might be justified but appears to be a power play designed to both eliminate him from the game as well as make sure everyone else tows the line so that URSC can take complete control.
This sort of thing is why shares of russian companies trade at a huge discount compared to shares of western and asian companies.
They always one up whatever move you do and the only way to end the cold war was when the US stopped the race and started de-escalating the conflict and offer a treaty after a treaty, until finally Russia felt safe enough to let go.
Erm...
The cold war ended because the Soviet Union was broke and in disarray.
Diplomacy was the only option left to Yetlsin. They couldn't feed an army, let alone civilians.
As it will be with Putin or Putin's successor. Breadlines, not hard-lines with break them.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
Fascist movements shared certain common features, including the veneration of the state, a devotion to a strong leader, and an emphasis on ultranationalism and militarism
According to many scholars, fascism â" especially once in power â" has historically attacked communism, conservatism and parliamentary liberalism, attracting support primarily from the far right
Are you guys sure that Russia under Putin is a fascist state ?
Yes, we are sure. Russia is pure-blood fascist state right now. It's about dictatorship. It's about freedoms ( or loss of freedom for russians )
That's bullshit. There were no bread lines in 80's (lines, indeed, were everywhere, but not for basic stuff). And Gulag for dissidents was practically over too (for casual rumblings anyway). Sure, it was a shitty place to live, but not for reasons you stated. Stop trivializing.
"No, we're already there. Name one thing the Russians did that the US Congress doesn't assume that it has the authority to do to a US company."
Since those companies _own_ congress, they would do it to themselves.
Define basic stuff!?
Poland used ration stamps till 1985 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ration_stamp). Among rationed goods were: flour, sugar, butter, soap, gas - they seam quite basic stuff to me. Here is how your monthly supply looked:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reglamentacja_towar%C3%B3w_w_PRL#mediaviewer/Plik:Kartka_P3_11-83.jpeg
Add to above endless lines for even toilet paper and good luck living like that.
nearly
Apologists always have to qualify their arguments when rationalizing Soviet crimes. Those "psychiatic [sic] hospitals" were hell holes of involuntary drugging, neglect, abuse and high mortality. When the Soviets wanted you to suffer your suffering was severe, post Stalin or otherwise.