It's Our Fault

Writing in the Moscow Times, Fyodor Lukyanov offers his take on Russian foreign policy, arguing that, "Western principles, which seemed as if they were universally correct after the end of the Cold War, have failed...Quite a number of problems that have arisen over the last 15 years were caused by the implementation of these erroneous policies."

Eternal Remont agrees, and takes personal responsibility for the invasion of Chechnya, the anti-constitutional consolidation of the private economy under state control, the spread of HIV, the de-population of the regions, and of course, the proliferation of narcotics, and the popularity of t.A.T.u.

Especially that last one.