tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post5858414457981279970..comments2023-11-05T13:12:36.685+03:00Comments on Mark MacKinnon's blog: First Russian reviews of The New Cold Warmarkmachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08667875925403626247noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post-53998299852702797652007-11-21T18:24:00.000+03:002007-11-21T18:24:00.000+03:00Couldn't you have sold the last six books on that ...Couldn't you have sold the last six books on that table? Or is that all they allowed you to import into the country?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post-91070871007021394712007-11-19T11:32:00.000+03:002007-11-19T11:32:00.000+03:00Hi Mark:Their criticisms weren't of your book, but...Hi Mark:<BR/><BR/>Their criticisms weren't of your book, but of how their side (as they see it) can have better advocacy. One of them said that the Medish/Legvold/Khrushcheva Russia isn't a threat (or such a great threat) side won the recent Eurasia Foundation debate in NYC. The other lauded your referencing (in the book) of Cheney's remarks in Vilnius. On the latter, I posted an excerpt of it in the comments section below my SL review.Michael Averkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603725363455929103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post-37237068543617993722007-11-18T18:55:00.000+03:002007-11-18T18:55:00.000+03:00Thanks Mike,I'd be interested to hear more of your...Thanks Mike,<BR/><BR/>I'd be interested to hear more of your unnamed colleagues' criticisms (and of course, what they liked about it)...markmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667875925403626247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post-56252272291690230212007-11-18T18:26:00.000+03:002007-11-18T18:26:00.000+03:00Mark & Co.As currently constructed, The Russia Jou...Mark & Co.<BR/><BR/>As currently constructed, The Russia Journal (TRJ) offers a very good news wire service of recently released English language material on the former USSR. Along with News Now and Global Voices, TRJ picked up my book review after it was posted at Siberian Light.<BR/><BR/>I am pleased to say that the non-posted private feedback to my review was good. It includes two thumbs up from some relatively well known individuals who would have to go under the Russophobic tag, if I'm to be referred to as a Russophile.<BR/><BR/>I once gain reiterate my recommendation of the book with the spirit of earnestly engaging different views. Despite the Russophile label, I can nevertheless find fault with some Russian behavior. Likewise, the two mentioned political opposites in the prior paragraph offered frank criticisms of some manner from "their side." (if you may)Michael Averkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603725363455929103noreply@blogger.com