Unrest around Russian borders shows when empires crumble, they become murderous

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Nothing like a good and clever book. I suddenly remembered just such a book, when watching ongoing happenings around Russia’s borders.

At least two former Soviet republics were in turmoil, this week. In Georgia the pro-Western capitol dwellers staged demonstrations, protesting against the Parliament’s intention to pass a law on foreign agents. The idea was to copy an American law about organizations or private persons having to declare their foreign funding, so as to let the public know if any of them may represent foreign interests. The anti-Russian Georgian opposition has declared that bill “Russia-inspired” and tried to oust the whole government. In Moldavia, the reverse happened. The pro-Russian opposition tried to oust the government, accusing it of aiding Ukraine and the West against the people’s will. In both cases, we see violent clashes on the streets.

There were earlier similar events in Belorussia and Kazakhstan. The new eruptions of the old conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan add to the general picture, namely, instability all around the Russian borders. You add to it the murderous war in Ukraine, and that picture is getting even more convincing.

While the book – it has been published a year ago in the US, and the subject was the crash of the British Empire, with all kinds of wars and atrocities committed by the Raj even in the 1950s. That’s Legacy of Violence – A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/unrest-around-russian-borders-shows-when-empires-crumble-they-become-murderous/ar-AA18HHXD

[TygrBright]

1. The whole article reads like a Putin supporter trying to sound academic. n/t