Quote Originally Posted by fortheether View Post
Interesting article:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...f=opinion&_r=1

Opinions?

Scott
A rather sophisticated and artsy piece of propaganda, that attempts to be sympathetic.

Probably very efficient at achieving exactly what was consciously or unconsciously intended, among its target audience.

I haven't visited rural Russia so I can't comment on the living conditions there, and how representative the photographs are of everyday life in Russia.
But I've seen enough Russian TV recently to know that cities are renovated, well maintained, modern and that most people live in modern flats.

But I know I could go to the USA and find people that look exactly like those in these pictures, with similar living conditions, take some artsy black/white shots and use a word processor to make some minor changes so it looks like the article is about the USA.

Kaliningrad, Ukraine, what can you say to that? A telling mistake.
Boston, Canada? San Diego, Mexico...