Re: Death of Zoya Krakhmalnikova, Russian Christian writer jailed by Bolsheviks

On Mon, 19 May 2008 23:42:38 -0700 (PDT), Marko Amnell
<marko_amnell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Let's get back to my initial disagreement with you.
>You said that Russia is a Western country. That
>is what I disagreed with. The high level of corruption
>is just one indication that Russia is not a Western
>country. It's not even the most fundamental reason.
>The fundamental reason is that Russia has
>developed a new model of economic development.
>This is an interesting turn of events in world
>history. Among other things, it disproves Francis
>Fukuyama's thesis about "the end of history."
>The most interesting theorist of this new model
>of economic development is Sergei Karaganov.

Levels of corruption as an indicator of "Westernness" seems a very odd
indicator indeed. I suppose it depends how you define "Westernness". I
think
Huntington's model makes more sense than Fujuyama's. 




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