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Do you have a post-2020 source for the claim that Kasparov has lived in Podstrana since 2020? The sources the article is citing are not recent enough to support this claim. The source from late 2020, Nacional, says " Although he usually lives in New York, he did not return from Croatia to his American home this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, but stayed with his family in Podstrana near Split." This sounds like he intended ultimately to return to New York. Whatever. If we are going to talk about where he has lived since 2020, we should cite a source more recent than 2020. Bruce leverett (talk) 22:42, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bruce leverett: Well, it is assumed in Croatia (which is evidenced by the recent interview i also mentioned) that he keeps living in Croatia. His residence issue is not a completely elucidated subject. Do we have any "post-2020 source" saying he resides in the U.S.?Axxxion (talk) 22:47, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know of any, though it's not hard to find pre-2020 sources. I don't see how to get at Saturday's issue of Jutarni list online, so I'll have to take your word for it. But if it's "not completely elucidated", Wiki should not be stepping in to elucidate it. Bruce leverett (talk) 23:16, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bruce leverett:The interview is available online: https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/svijet/ako-bi-se-ukrajina-prepustila-putinu-ne-bi-stalo-na-tome-znam-na-koje-zemlje-bi-tada-bacio-oko-15154286 , but it requires payment (subscription). When i said "not completely elucidated", i mostly meant the issue of his status in its entirety: not actually clear why at all he sought the citizenship of Croatia (of all countries!) in 2014. He could easily have applied for one in the U.S. Or he actually did? And was denied? Am just asking questions. I have pretty good first-hand understanding of how the Milanovic gov was handling such matters back in the early 2010s. They would never have dared to grant him citizenship without a go-ahead from the Kremlin. Which, given the subject′s reputation as a political dissident, so to speak, raises obvious questions. I say this just to explain what i meant and why i think it is potentially relevant and important.Axxxion (talk) 23:29, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reading this may help overall understanding the situation in the country where lives.Axxxion (talk) 23:35, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The article about Croatian-Russian relations is very interesting, but not directly relevant to the question of where he lives.

Evidently he was spending part of the year in Croatia and part of the year in New York, not an uncommon situation for people who are near retirement or who have retired. The Croatian press seems eager to conclude that he has settled in Podstrana, but I am skeptical, especially since he still has his work address in NYC. Perhaps the most prudent thing for us is to avoid saying that he lives in one of those places, but to indicate somehow that he uses both. Bruce leverett (talk) 00:50, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bruce leverett: You obviously know where to dig on the U.S. side. Go ahead, i have no strong feelings on the matter. My point above was to explain why i cited the latest interview he gave, as i find this detail (him thanking president Milanovich, who has lately shown himself to be an ardent advocate of Putin to the degree of repeating verbatim all major points of standard kremlin propaganda vis-à-vis Ukraine and Nato) quite telling and even intriguing. But as smb who has been in similar shoes as Kasparov regarding residence status outside Russia, my general point is that things are never as straightforward and simple as they might appear (made out) to be. You are probably interested in him as a chess player whereas i look at him principally as an ex-Soviet citizen. Unlike many other prominent ex-Soviets, he did not emigrate to the West, or to Israel for that matter, although such options were obviously open to him (and still are, apparently). His opposition stances may have been strident and not disingenuous, but politically he is perfectly harmless to the regime in Russia. So, objectively, he is the perfect material for the kremlin to use, be it beknownst or unbeknownst to him, as he still maintains strong ties to people in Russia, who in turn, inevitably, are run by Russia′s espionage agencies. This is simply a fact of life in Russia. Croatia is definitely the last bastion in Nato where the kremlin virtually enjoys free rein, on operational level, as any politician there knows he will not get ahead or survive politically without tacit support from Moscow. Thus, his choosing that country as a haven is quite interesting in itself.Axxxion (talk) 17:27, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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[1] - yes, he does look like someone who is ready for retirement. Regardless to this circus (I laughed too), some commenters claimed earlier on YuTube there was a rift between Putin (with Shoigu) and FSB/intelligence bosses.My very best wishes (talk) 19:48, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@My very best wishes:. I watched Shvets on the subject (if you and I mean the same video). He was commenting on the arrest of Solovey in that video. A very special case, and very recondite too. I never had any doubts that Solovey (just like a number of other talkers of this ilk, such as Belkovsky) was an FSB stooge, and given the level of the dirt they have been airing, it was obvious that their protection emanated personally from Patrushev, as no one else could be krysha for such "whistle-blowers". I do not believe in the "rift" though. Relationship between Pu and Patrushev is a mystery that awaits deciphering in some distant future. That said, the SVR, bizarre as it may sound, does not belong to the Chekist clan. This is a very peculiar agency that on the one hand reports directly to the president, but on the other hand is operationally (оперативно) completely subjugated to the FSB to the extent of personnel management and suchlike. I had an opportunity to watch some career SVR officers and was struck that quite a few of them are psychologically similar to Naryshkin, i.e. rather inadequate in plain psychiatric sense. This is also a bit of a mystery for which i have a hypothesis on which I shan′t dwell. Listening to Pu now

-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9JfI50Q5G0 From 14:00 -- a staggering and very emphatic threat to Kiev, in fact implying that today′s recognition is de facto annexation.Axxxion (talk) 20:12, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

So you know it. OK. His speech might not be so informative as a piece of disinformation prepared in advance. But why does he really want Ukraine? Contrary to some of the commentaries, neither NATO nor free Ukraine is a threat to his personal power. I am sure he knows it. This is either an ideological madness and vanity (about restoration of Russian "Third Rome"), or something very much personal (not a business), probably a hatred. The latter is very much possible. He hated Saakashvilli personally for calling him a "lilliputian", hence the attack on Georgia. And he obviously hates the guys who spoiled his "triumph" at the Olympiad in Sochi by dislodging his stooge Yanukovich. My very best wishes (talk) 21:07, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@My very best wishes:. I should think there is an element of all these you have mentioned. Very telling is that he spoke at times (when explaining that Ukraine is actually the heart of Russia) in a manner in which speaks when he is genuinely convinced whereof he speaks. I think he truly believes in what he said in this speech and i must say it was a good speech generally. But also telling was the talk Patrushev delivered at the SecCouncil session. He is reputed to be the most meshuggah of the lot, but no doubt this reflects Putin′s thinking as well. And I would agree with his reasoning: the Ukraine as a state that is de facto a US′ protectorate is an untenable "neighbour" for the Kremlin in security terms. That much is pretty obvious. And the leadership in the U.S. fully understand this. What i am afraid they fail to understand is the lengths to which the Putin clique are ready to go. When he had said that "We will go to paradise and they shall go to hell", he was actually saying that he is ready for nuclear blackmail, not bluff. Anyway, this one is but a beginning. We shall see. Thnx for your attn.Axxxion (talk) 00:38, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You are possibly right: these guys really believe in nonsense they are saying (honestly, I can not tell because almost every word by Pu is constructed as intentional disinformation). By the same token, why did Hitler attack Europe? Probably for the same reason: Nazi believed in their nonsense. The speech by Pu was covered [2], and it does look like nonsense to me. Even if Russian and Ukrainians were the same people (they are not), why on the Earth they would have to be united in the same state? They can leave separately just fine. By this "logic" Turkey would have to conquer Azerbaijan (same people, same language). He said: "These are our comrades, those dearest to us – not only colleagues, friends and people..." This is great, but then what a hell you attack your "dearest friends"? Same with a "protectorate" as a threat to Russia. Yes, that could be a threat, but only if Russia will attack its neighbors. Indeed, that is what they are going to do, and therefore perceive it as a threat. The lengths to which the Putin clique are ready to go? Well, this is hard to say, but even a possibility that they can go that far (I agree, it is possible they can drop a couple on nuclear bombs somewhere) makes them as dangerous as would be Hitler with nuclear weapons. That is assuming they do believe in what they say. My very best wishes (talk) 20:35, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@My very best wishes:. Well, philosophically, i am afraid you and I are far apart: you operate (reason) within the paradigm of good vs evil whereas I view this paradigm (dichotomy) as one of many fictions (see Yuval Noah Harari) we humans invented to serve our evolutionary purposes as the most successful species on the planet. Every one has his own "good" and one′s own "evil", the latter being a handy justification for murder and plunder of one′s neighbour. In that sense, figuratively (and with tongue in cheek), it is fair to say that "good" is the bigger and more successful "evil". Thus, i definitely do not view any one as good or bad in any situation. In this light, all we humans say is "disinformation" as we always say things that we think will serve our purpose, i.e. we constantly seek to deceive in order to win, creating our own picture of any situation and imposing it on others. Putin′s picture may be contrived, but views in Kiev are likewise. Usually, in human history the most successful viewpoint is the one most detached from objective reality as it is more appealing. Any modern (and past) state is based on a myth, i.e. a shared fantasy, as well as on a successfully executed genocide of those tribes who pre-existed on a given territory. Strategically, Putin is banking on the American myth having run its course and i think he believes that he is the one who is in a position to demonstrate that the king is naked. Frankly, what is much more interesting to me is what Biden really thinks. I hope that being as he is a Catholic, he is mendacious enough to seek war rather than peace in the current situation. For, if the U.S. clings to peace for a few more years, it will come to its end. And this is almost as certain as two plus two equals four. Methinks, the miscalculation may lie (speaking of Ukraine) in their assessment that the Ukrainians will fight tooth and nail. Am almost certain that once the chips are down they will not. Re Patrushev, the other day Illarionov pointed out the fact that he has very good working relationship with Sullivan and Burns, a point that struck me as pertinent as well as largely overlooked.Axxxion (talk) 04:35, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the "plunder of one′s neighbour" had happen thousands times in human history, but it does not mean that plundering your neighbour is OK. Plundering of your neighbour. That is what the

King Lear (1971 USSR film), one of the best Soviet movies. Evil wins because it lies. Saying there is no good and evil means subjugation to evil. It does not mean denying any science. "if the U.S. clings to peace for a few more years, it will come to its end". Well, it will be better if it comes to the end than to start a nuclear war. Not staring a war would be right decision per the Sermon on the Mount. Yes, I think that Putin and his "corporation" are pure evil, and they are going to "win" in the common meaning of the word (such as taking parts from other countries and making people lives miserable) because evil always wins on this Earth. I am not saying that USA or any other country represents the "good". Goodness is something entirely different. My very best wishes (talk) 15:49, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply

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@My very best wishes:. By way of concluding our exchange of ideas, i will content myself to addressing the last point you made (now i see you have elevated the bit to the top of your post). I agree that the Chekists are a gang of brigands who kill, torture and plunder under the secure protection of state (and i had personally been a subject of this activity of theirs for decades, since at least the mid-1980s), but, without going into details on what i have been subjected to since i left Russia more than 10 years ago and have lived in a NATO country that is supposed to be a U.S. ally/puppet, i will recommend that you analyse what is the modern global financial system that is run by the U.S., a system that has supplanted good old slavery (Africans kidnapped and imported in chains for hard labour in the United States of America, or even whites ferried across the ocean in squalor for indentured labour) and good old colonialism (white Etonian men in pith helmets giving terse commands in cut-glass accents to their indigenous serfs). The centres of old slavery and colonialism do not need slaves, nor traditional colonies any more. For they now have entire huge nations who are essentially collective slaves, such as China, who produces virtually everything that people in America consume, with the majority of workers in China surviving on subsistence wages, or sources of enormous wealth that has already been plundered by indigenous mega-thieves who need legalisation thereof and protection for themselves from prosecution. The latter describes in a nutshell the relationship between the Rf an Uk in the past 30-odd years. Johnson′s yesterday′s "first tranche" of sanctions was most telltale in that respect, i.e. classical English geopolitical fandango: harsh thunderous rhetoric followed by "peashooter" action (to borrow a trope from Tom Keatinge). And indeed: Why would they deprive themselves of billions of pounds′ worth of loot that is being brought from the Rf to that Sceptred Isle by abramoviches and usmanovs? Johnson personally had been propelled first to mayorship and then to premiership directly by millions from a Chekist slush fund run by the Lebedev clan, or should i say Lord Lebedev? Oh, the place is so-o-o disgusting that it defies characterisation! Thnx again.Axxxion (talk) 17:16, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think you are resorting to Whataboutism. I totally agree about the corruption and other big problems in Western countries, but that is not comparable with things in Russia. For example, there are corrupted policemen in the USA, and I saw them exercising a disproportional response. But in Russia the entire police force is Mafia; one must run away of them. "torture and plunder under the secure protection of state"? No, they are State. This is a completely different situation. And so it goes with regard to law, government, etc. My very best wishes (talk) 23:08, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Back to the King Lear though, the ending is not really that evil wins, but that everyone dies. Which brings to me by association this Varlam Shalamov's story [3] starting from "Все умерли... ". Ultimately, the Putin's henchmen in the military uniforms are doing very same thing in Ukraine right now as their ancestors from NKVD did in Kolyma. So, yes, I do believe that Partushev and others from the same gang are pretty much pure Evil, just as the leaders of Nazi were pure Evil. My very best wishes (talk) 19:34, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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