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Re:Svetlana Alexievich Nobel Lecture: On the Battle Lost by osipov on Friday December 11, 2015 @07:29PM (#10721142)
Nonsense. My entire argument is about her writing and how it was shaped by her childhood experiences.
Re:Svetlana Alexievich Nobel Lecture: On the Battle Lost by smikhanov on Friday December 11, 2015 @08:56PM (#10721441)
While being factually true, that's an incredibly shallow view of her work. It's the same as linking all your sexual preferences to (un)resolved Oedipus complex from your childhood -- it's most likely to be true, but doesn't give you any useful insight into the subject matter.
Re:Svetlana Alexievich Nobel Lecture: On the Battle Lost by osipov on Friday December 11, 2015 @09:11PM (#10721470)
>“my politics are closest to that of The Economist newspaper: mildly Libertarian, fiscally conservative, socially liberal where it’s practical and pragmatic, cautiously globalist”.

now everything falls into place: just like The Economist you are also virulently Russophobic

Re:Svetlana Alexievich Nobel Lecture: On the Battle Lost by smikhanov on Friday December 11, 2015 @09:27PM (#10721522)
It looks like we're talking about different magazines called The Economist, but I appreciate your interest anyways.