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THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW

COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Feb 19, 2006
On your own in the Ice Age
MOSCOW -- If scientists are bent on calling the overall weather mayhem of the past few years "global warming," more power to them, but this winter the term looked like a huge misnomer to the population of Eurasia -- from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Jan 20, 2006
Even a child knows better
MOSCOW -- Occasionally, we all get wrong ideas about ourselves. A middle-aged person starts dressing like Leonardo di Caprio, a pizza deliveryman begins emulating "The Godfather," a school teacher turns herself into a Gestapo interrogator.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Jan 3, 2006
Putin 'exiles' the high court
MOSCOW -- Exiling someone is so very Russian. Although centuries passed by and regimes changed, authorities retained exile as a great tool of punishment and manipulation. Less objectionable than execution or imprisonment, it effectively uprooted and silenced the regimes' opponents -- and sometimes destroyed them altogether.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Dec 15, 2005
Russian rightwingers ride benzene spill
MOSCOW -- The city of Khabarovsk is ill-starred. Founded by hopeful entrepreneurs as a major trade hub in the Russian Far East on the doorstep of China, it turned into a big dump -- a symbol of missed opportunities and disillusionment.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Nov 12, 2005
Downsized Russian holiday
MOSCOW -- Wouldn't you feel confused if your government moved Christmas Day to Dec. 21 and named it the Day of Fraternal Oscillation?
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Oct 16, 2005
Lenin can still save Russia
MOSCOW -- To: Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Aug 26, 2005
Playing war in the Far East
MOSCOW -- Chinese walk into Vladivostok, Russians occupy Qindao. Amphibious armored vehicles negotiate the surf, jet fighters refuel in the air, troops land on barren beaches. A Hollywood World War III movie? An Internet prank? A hallucination from a crazed war veteran? Nope, they are joint military drills negotiated by Moscow and Beijing in an attempt to impress the world, especially the United States and Japan.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Jul 31, 2005
Nature never tries to be nice
MOSCOW -- Planet Earth, aka Mother Nature, is a sturdy killer. Preachers, environmentalists and sunset lovers keep trying to persuade us that it is as benevolent and fragile as a loving aging parent. Not at all. The environment we live in is hard-nosed and violent -- hardly a mother figure but rather a mean impartial witch.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Jun 5, 2005
Denial of existential needs
MOSCOW -- The blackout that hit Moscow late last month wasn't any better or worse than others that have struck big cities recently, say New York in August 2003. It is the same old thing over and over again -- people stuck in subways and elevators, hospitals canceling lifesaving surgeries, crowds grimly dragging back home on foot as no public transportation is available.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
May 15, 2005
Cannon fodder won the war
MOSCOW -- Writing a book is not unlike planting a garden. You make elaborate plans for each section; you comb encyclopedias and guides for advice; you collect every piece of information about the species that interests you; you say to yourself that, unlike other gardens, yours is going to be consistent, orderly, and will have meaning to it.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Apr 17, 2005
Behold John Paul II, a marvelous actor
MOSCOW -- Sixty years ago when friends of a young Pole, Karol Wojtyla, grieved that the talented actor was abandoning the stage for a Catholic seminary, their concerns were in vain. Actually, though, the young man never quit acting. As Pope John Paul II, he became the greatest artistic star in the world.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Apr 1, 2005
Best face on a looting binge
MOSCOW -- The city "went mad" amid an "orgy of looting." Thousands of people of all ages roamed the streets, plundering shops and government offices. Armed with sticks, they smashed everything they couldn't take home and fought each other over valuable spoils. The dictator's palace, foreboding in the past, attracted looters like yellow jackets to a jar of honey.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Mar 20, 2005
Artwork unfurled without a destination
MOSCOW -- To be popular with art historians, you have to be a dead Italian male. Everyone else is suspect to tenured professors and critics, particularly if the work is going to last for just 16 days and is made of nylon and steel. Such was the case with a revolutionary project by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, "The Gates" -- 7,500 citrus-hue arches unfurled in New York City's Central Park.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Mar 1, 2005
Waltzing around the issues
MOSCOW -- Summits have gone to the dogs. Gone are the days when a meeting of two presidents could change the world overnight, redrafting borders, changing governments and ensuring peace or war.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Feb 21, 2005
They boil lobsters, don't they?
WASHINGTON -- A recent European study has suggested that lobsters don't feel pain when being boiled. For a lobster, the study suggests, going into a boiling pot is like taking a dip in a hot tub.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Feb 7, 2005
Sanctions against Cuba only assist Castro
MOSCOW -- To go or not to go? To trade or not to trade? To invest or not to invest? These are the questions asked nowadays by many Western governments following a recent EU decision to lift sanctions against Havana.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Jan 17, 2005
Unprecedented migration has EU on edge
MOSCOW -- Barbarian invasions from the east are old news for old Europe. Over the centuries, restless nomads kept rolling through the area -- sometimes to kill, sometimes to plunder, and sometimes to plunder and stay.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Jan 3, 2005
Putin's tragic gaffes of 2004
MOSCOW -- The year 2004 has had mixed blessings for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He won re-election in a landslide, and though the results were probably rigged, by and large they still reflected voters' sympathies well enough: Russia likes its president.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Nov 21, 2004
Now for 'Arafat,' the movie
MOSCOW -- Lawfully elected leaders are rarely charismatic. There must be something about a democratic vote that is incompatible with intense political charisma.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Oct 22, 2004
Russian voters prefer Bush
MOSCOW -- According to a recent international poll, Russia is among a handful of nations that largely support U.S. President George W. Bush and want him re-elected. The Democratic Party nominee, Sen. John Kerry, doesn't do well at all among Russians surveyed -- as opposed to the overwhelming approval he enjoys in France and other countries.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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