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LJ user rusanalit published this mock manifesto (RUS) on his blog on June 10:

And I'm a Russophobe, too.

That's because I write that Stalin genuinely wished to be useful to his country, but judging by the results of his mistakes, the fruits of his - and the country's - pre-war labor were lost. That is, if you are not praising Stalin but are trying to assess his work objectively - this makes you a Russophobe.

Because, even though I credit Putin for the huge role he played in preventing the emergence of 20 Chechnyas in Russia as a result of Chechnya's official secession from Russia, I consider Putin USELESS AFTER CHECHNYA IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS. That is, if you're not licking Putin's behind but are trying, again, to assess his work objectively - you're a Russophobe.

Because I don't like [Mikhail Kovalchuk] and [Gennady Timchenko] - the former basically robbed [Gazprom], while the latter just took away a few billion dollars from state companies [Sibneft] and [Rosneft] while he served as an intermediary in their oil trading. That is, if you straightforwardly call the billionaire-thieves close to the regime “thieves” - you're a Russophobe.

If I don't like the fact that my country's economy is a resource-based economy and the government doesn't really want to change anything, is content with everything - then I'm a Russophobe.

If you think that the duty of the state is to save lives of Russian kids […], and not to diminish stock market losses of foreign investors - then you're a Russophobe.

Okay, I agree. If this is how things are, then I'm a Russophobe. Because in this case, Russophobe is dignified title.

And who are you then?

Source: Global Voices Online » Russia