
Anna Matveeva, Russophile Rat
The freakishly weird looking individual at left is described by the Guardian newspaper’s website, in their “Comment is Free” blog section, as “a visiting fellow with the Crisis States Research Centre at the London School of Economics.”
Remember Olga Ivanova? Well, let us introduce you to her counterpart across the pond, Anna Matveeva.
In a recent blog posting, she declares that “anti-Russian stereotypes have become commonplace in the west. It’s up to the media not to spoil a vital relationship.” It’s such a classic bit of neo-Soviet propaganda that we can’t help reviewing it line by line. Read along with us, won’t you?
First, a few general observations. Though Ms. Mateeva is a Russian citizen, she doesn’t say so to warn her readers, nor does she make any effort to examine her own bias. She doesn’t say a single word about the possibility that “russophilia” might be a bad thing, nor does she spend a single word criticizing any Ameriphobia that might be found in Russia. Worse, she doesn’t acknowledge the slightest possiblity that Russia might have done anything to provoke “russophobia” or might need to reform in any way. Apparently, she thinks its totally irrelevant that Russia is governed by a proud KGB spy. Finally, though she claims the West’s relationship with Russia is “vital” she doesn’t give one single scrap of evidence to substantiate this point. There’s nothing remotely like research or journalism to be found anywhere in her ridiculous nationalistic tirade.
With those damning faults in mind, let’s take a look at the text, in boldface followed by our commentary in normal typeface.
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