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Twelve reasons why Russia sucksJames SunderlandJames Sunderland30 min readJun 9, 2018

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Two major difficulties that arise whenever I need to write something — are how to start the story so that it enthralls readers and sets a proper article tone, and how to make an ending that, like a good wine, leaves a taste of something special. This time the difficulty has doubled — I now need a beginning to the whiny post that could persuade you it’s not whining at all.

I’ve played around with several options, tried to make it look like an insight, a counter-propaganda that exposes the lies about an almighty empire —the myth Russia is desperately trying to breed starting from the late 2000-s, shortly after the famous Putin’s speech at the 2007 Munich Security Conference. I’ve tried walking in the shoes of a man who mourns his dying country and cannot accept what is currently happening to it. But every attempt inevitably boils down to this — it’s a purebred whine. A yammer. My personal bitch-fest.

So then, let it be. A self-pity parade of a guy who cannot but think how unfair it is that every child on this planet plays a cruel lottery upon birth. Some are lucky enough to enjoy the birthrights of a civilized country, while others can only catch a glimpse of it. Something very similar to being born deaf-mute, blind, or unable to experience anything else that is a regular part of “ordinary” people’s existence.

Sigh.

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