Essay Archive - Russia Crisis: Economical, Political, and Moral
Russia Crisis: Economical, Political, and Moral
Russia's crisis is not only economic and political, it is moral. The whole country can see that honesty, adherence to civic virtues brings no reward. If you are honest in Russia the chances are that your family will go hungry this winter or your children will not be educated. And there is not just economic hardship in this, there is humiliation, too. The dishonest, on the other hand, thrive here.
Many Russians wonder why the West still supports Boris Yeltsin President Clinton came here and was embraced in a great....
|