tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post7559335021069821533..comments2023-09-17T10:57:35.535+03:00Comments on Ukrainiana: Dima Tabachnyk on RussovisionTarashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139892487573795049noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post-15659847286033430832008-06-06T14:20:00.000+03:002008-06-06T14:20:00.000+03:00Despite being a historian by education, Tabachnyk ...Despite being a historian by education, Tabachnyk got the number a little wrong. The nationalist “cavemen” he was referring to, such as Dmytro Dontsov, Stepan Bandera, etc, spent most of their lives in the 20th century. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, welcome to <A HREF="http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2008/6/6/77113.htm" REL="nofollow">Tabachnyk’s castle</A>, compared to which most Ukrainians indeed live in caves! (Thank you for reminding me of this piece, Elmer!)<BR/><BR/>So here’s the humble abode of a guy who always did work as a public servant, not as a showbiz star. At least, that’s what his income statement says. <BR/><BR/>Still, I can’t help but wonder if Dima Tabachnyk could blow Dima Bilan off stage on real estate.Tarashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139892487573795049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post-36165326063062707722008-06-05T16:03:00.000+03:002008-06-05T16:03:00.000+03:00As I recall, wasn't Tabachnyk one of the ones whos...As I recall, wasn't Tabachnyk one of the ones whose "economic relations" got his huge mansion featured in Ukrainian Pravda?<BR/><BR/>I did not realize that there were cave men in the 19th century. Perhaps Tabachnyk ought to study some history - and not the russo-sovok fantasy kind of history.<BR/><BR/>roosha just tried to buy Serbia's pipeline.<BR/><BR/>And some in Serbia look to support from roosha to deny independence to Kosovo.<BR/><BR/>I, too, believe that the Balkans and Eastern Europe will be prosperous, as long as they don't let roosha dominate them.<BR/><BR/>In other words, President Yushchenko is right on this one - Ukraine wants Russia to be a good neighbor, not a master.<BR/><BR/>But wealthy people like Tabachnyk are all too willing to sell their country, their souls, their children, their own future and that of their children for the sake of a few rubles.<BR/><BR/>So he and a few other wealthy russophiles can live in huge mansions in Ukraine as slaves to roosha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post-45584499107575177432008-06-05T14:31:00.000+03:002008-06-05T14:31:00.000+03:00Good to see you again, Daniel!I don’t know about S...Good to see you again, Daniel!<BR/><BR/>I don’t know about Serbian ultra-nationalism, but I sure can see no decline in Russian chauvinism.<BR/><BR/>What Tabachnyk refers to as “Russophobia” can be seen as Ukraine’s legitimate security concerns in dealing with Russia. Moderate Ukrainian nationalism calls for a strong and independent Ukrainian nation-state. It makes no claims on Russian territory.<BR/><BR/>I want Ukraine to be a friend of Russia, not a province of Russia. This house rule clearly upsets Tabachnyk.Tarashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139892487573795049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post-47733401802109919502008-06-05T04:02:00.000+03:002008-06-05T04:02:00.000+03:00Quote: "...the basis of today’s state policy of th...Quote: "...the basis of today’s state policy of the President of Ukraine and his pocket Ministry of Foreign Affairs is Russophobia and caveman nationalism of the 19th century kind."<BR/><BR/>Younger generations in Serbia, and I presume elsewhere, are starting to reject ultra-nationalism. This is visible from, for example, comments at B92. The process will likely take few decades, but I am a great optimist that the Balkans, and the Eastern Europe in general, will eventually be prosperous. I think we are moving slowly, but at least we are moving forward... two steps forward... one and a half steps back...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com