russiainsider--2020-01-30--Great Profile of Beautiful Unspoiled Cossack Village in Russia's South (Don River)

Russia is full of charming little towns and villages , passed by by the modern world , authentic in their simplicity .
The Starozolotovsky khutor located on the river Don in Rostov Oblast joined the International Association of World 's Most Beautiful Villages .
Sholokhov used to write about places like this , amazing nature almost untouched by civilization .
Every house in the khutor is an art piece .
It 's a true tourist paradise .
Starozolotovsky wakes up early when it 's still dark .
The sun rising above the high bank of the river Don is greeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and alert critters the locals jokingly call the guardians of the khutor .
According to the ancient texts , the village used to be initially located on an island close to the left bank .
It used to get flooded a lot so the Cossacks moved to the opposite bank .
In total , they 've been living here for almost four centuries .
Peter the Great mentioned the town of Zolotoy in his travel journal .
Later it was called Starozolotovskaya stanitsa , and now , it 's a khutor .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Cossack treasury , but rather after a clear creek that had so much fish , it looked golden in the sunlight .
Every resident will tell you the same thing .
Agafia , who takes her crunchy cucumbers straight from her garden , loves having guests .
Today , one of the oldest residents of the khutor was visited by her son and two granddaughters .
- They love it here .
They were learning to swim in the Don when they were little kids .
- Why do you think they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I do n't know but it 's so beautiful here .
Craftsman Vladimir Makhanko is one of the so-called new residents .
He moved here from the city .
Many beautiful or functional things in the khutor were made either under his guidance or with his own hands .
: `` There was nothing in here , no roads , no houses .
The village was in ruins . ''
In the darkest days of the Cossack community , the prosperous 1000-house stanitsa was almost desolated , 40 residents and a couple of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago , the family of a wealthy and caring man moved here .
: `` The locals taught us how to grow tomatoes and vines , how to tin and preserve mulberry , how to plug it , as the Cossacks say .
On the other hand , we created the right environment for them to get rid of garbage , use water and other nature 's gifts .
They like it a lot , you know .
They realized they can exist on their own . ''
Joint efforts and hard work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They began with the church .
The previous one was taken to pieces to build a bridge that was destroyed during WWII .
The Church of the Ostrobramskaya Icon of the Holy Mother of God , the only one in Russia , was built from scratch on the same spot .
: `` We have a great museum and church school .
We have a lot of concerts and festivals here . ''
The museum .
Some decorations from the set of Quietly Flows the Don filmed by Sergey Gerasimov were moved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ written into the landscape , repaired , and filled with exhibits , including the ones taken from the chests of the locals .
In the end , it became an open-air ethnographic museum .
It 's the house of the Melikhovs .
It was designed by an artist specifically for the movie .
And this is the house of the Nikiforovs , who actually used to live in the Starozolotovskaya stanitsa .
It used to stand right at this spot , or rather was laying on its side before it got restored .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the weathervane .
The museum became the major employer , giving jobs to the locals and experiences to the guests .
“ They were Cossacks , you see .
They used to decorate every corner to make their homes beautiful.
” The khutor has joined the association of Russia 's most beautiful villages and towns .
The movement is international : Europe , Canada , Japan , and China have similar associations .
There 's a chance a village from those national lists gets recognized as the world 's most beautiful .
: @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 requirements .
The main ones are uniqueness , beauty , architecture , interior decoration , and the care expressed during the restoration . ''
Jacques Ragon is a strict expert from France , the country that came up with the brand .
After announcing the results , he could n't help himself and started chopping firewood still wearing his white shirt and bowtie .
“ We have five fish species in here.
” The local signature trick is called sobrage .
One must open a bottle of the local sparkling wine with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made according to an ancient Cossack recipe , without adding any liquor or yeast.
” It 's hard to surprise the French with wine but the locals managed to do that somehow .
There 's a religious community center , a sports ground , and art studios here .
There 's also a camp that welcomes kids from the social rehabilitation center from a neighboring city .
Here are the visiting kids celebrating the end of a session with their local friends .
: “ There were a lot of obstacles in our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our greatest success is that we did it all together with the locals.
” A new guest house is under construction , it 's comfortable but fits in the general design .
It has clay floors , which are cool in summer and warm in winter , and a true Russian stove with a broad double-bunk .
- It 's a superior option for our guests .
At the entrance to Starozolotovsky , travelers are greeted by a lavender field , which was specifically grown from Crimean saplings .
The only thing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flowers .
This beauty needs to be preserved as well .

Russia is full of charming little towns and villages, passed by by the modern world, authentic in their simplicity.
Transcript:
The Starozolotovsky khutor located on the river Don in Rostov Oblast joined the International Association of World's Most Beautiful Villages. Sholokhov used to write about places like this, amazing nature almost untouched by civilization. Every house in the khutor is an art piece. It's a true tourist paradise.
Veronika Bogma with the details.
Starozolotovsky wakes up early when it's still dark. The sun rising above the high bank of the river Don is greeted by fishermen and bobacs, the curious and alert critters the locals jokingly call the guardians of the khutor.
According to the ancient texts, the village used to be initially located on an island close to the left bank. It used to get flooded a lot so the Cossacks moved to the opposite bank. In total, they've been living here for almost four centuries. Peter the Great mentioned the town of Zolotoy in his travel journal. Later it was called Starozolotovskaya stanitsa, and now, it's a khutor. It wasn't named after the riches of the Cossack treasury, but rather after a clear creek that had so much fish, it looked golden in the sunlight.
“It's a true paradise.”
Every resident will tell you the same thing. Agafia, who takes her crunchy cucumbers straight from her garden, loves having guests. Today, one of the oldest residents of the khutor was visited by her son and two granddaughters.
Agafia Buimova :
- They love it here. They were learning to swim in the Don when they were little kids.
- Why do you think they love this place so much?
- I don't know but it's so beautiful here.
Craftsman Vladimir Makhanko is one of the so-called new residents. He moved here from the city. Many beautiful or functional things in the khutor were made either under his guidance or with his own hands.
Vladimir Makhanko : "There was nothing in here, no roads, no houses. The village was in ruins."
In the darkest days of the Cossack community, the prosperous 1000-house stanitsa was almost desolated, 40 residents and a couple of households. Everything changed when 20 years ago, the family of a wealthy and caring man moved here.
Ali Uzdenov, Guardian Council Chairman : "The locals taught us how to grow tomatoes and vines, how to tin and preserve mulberry, how to plug it, as the Cossacks say. On the other hand, we created the right environment for them to get rid of garbage, use water and other nature's gifts. They like it a lot, you know. They realized they can exist on their own."
Joint efforts and hard work made it possible to restore the khutor. They began with the church. The previous one was taken to pieces to build a bridge that was destroyed during WWII. The Church of the Ostrobramskaya Icon of the Holy Mother of God, the only one in Russia, was built from scratch on the same spot.
Irina Voronova : "We have a great museum and church school. We have a lot of concerts and festivals here."
The museum. Some decorations from the set of Quietly Flows the Don filmed by Sergey Gerasimov were moved here from Veshenskaya stanitsa. They were written into the landscape, repaired, and filled with exhibits, including the ones taken from the chests of the locals. In the end, it became an open-air ethnographic museum.
It's the house of the Melikhovs. It was designed by an artist specifically for the movie. And this is the house of the Nikiforovs, who actually used to live in the Starozolotovskaya stanitsa. It used to stand right at this spot, or rather was laying on its side before it got restored. It was rebuilt from the basement to the weathervane. The museum became the major employer, giving jobs to the locals and experiences to the guests.
“They were Cossacks, you see. They used to decorate every corner to make their homes beautiful.”
The khutor has joined the association of Russia's most beautiful villages and towns. The movement is international: Europe, Canada, Japan, and China have similar associations. There's a chance a village from those national lists gets recognized as the world's most beautiful.
Jacques Ragon, expert : "The khutor was selected based on 30 requirements. The main ones are uniqueness, beauty, architecture, interior decoration, and the care expressed during the restoration."
Jacques Ragon is a strict expert from France, the country that came up with the brand. After announcing the results, he couldn't help himself and started chopping firewood still wearing his white shirt and bowtie.
“We have five fish species in here.”
The local signature trick is called sobrage. One must open a bottle of the local sparkling wine with a sword.
“This champagne was made according to an ancient Cossack recipe, without adding any liquor or yeast.”
It's hard to surprise the French with wine but the locals managed to do that somehow.
“It's so delicious and fragrant.”
There's a religious community center, a sports ground, and art studios here. There's also a camp that welcomes kids from the social rehabilitation center from a neighboring city. Here are the visiting kids celebrating the end of a session with their local friends.
Ali Uzdenov, Guardian Council Chairman : “There were a lot of obstacles in our way, but we succeeded. Perhaps our greatest success is that we did it all together with the locals.”
A new guest house is under construction, it's comfortable but fits in the general design. It has clay floors, which are cool in summer and warm in winter, and a true Russian stove with a broad double-bunk.
- So it's a guest complex?
- It's a superior option for our guests.
- It's a luxury suite.
- Right
At the entrance to Starozolotovsky, travelers are greeted by a lavender field, which was specifically grown from Crimean saplings. The only thing the locals ask is to not pluck the flowers. This beauty needs to be preserved as well.


russiainsider--2020-01-31--American Priest, Editor of 'Russian Faith', Blocked from Facebook for Posting Article Critical of So

American Priest, Editor of 'Russian Faith', Blocked from Facebook for Posting Article Critical of Sodomy

Facebook is awash with barely disguised pornography , which it makes little effort to curb .
But speak out about sexual degeneracy and they freak out .
Why is that ?
I 'm a little surprised it did n't happen sooner .
Facebook is well known for being liberal , anti-Christian , and pro-homo .
They are also well known for kicking people to the curb when they do n't like their views .
I am a Christian , and I frequently post articles from a Christian perspective , so it was just a matter of time .
I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , suggesting that Polyamory Will Soon Become the Norm , Just Like Gay Marriage and Transgenderism .
It mentions three classes of sexual deviants , and Facebook likes catering to all three .
So apparently that title was just too much .
A few seconds later , I was staring at this screen : I see the same message whenever I try to access Facebook messenger .
And when my own mother tries to look at messages I have sent to her on Facebook , she is not allowed to view them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` This message is no longer available because it was identified as abusive or marked as spam .
``  My mom is not allowed to send me any new messages either .
Facebook tells her , `` You ca n't reply to this conversation . ''
Here is a sample screenshot from my mom 's phone : Never mind that the Russian Faith website is my livelihood .
Never mind that this is how I feed my wife and eight children .
And never mind the fact that Facebook is my primary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian Faith website .
None of that matters to Facebook .
What they really care about is protecting the feelings of trannies , homos , and wife-swappers .
They are kicking me to the curb , to make sure I do n't post an article that hurts the fragile feelings of people who give it to guys in the backside , or of someone who cuts off his junk so he can pretend to be a girl .
At least they have their priorities straight .
Thankfully , the Russian Faith website is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't bring it down .
Indeed , there are several things we can all do together , to fight back against Facebook , making sure that Russian Faith continues growing in strength and influence : • I can keep posting articles on Russian Faith , and you can keep reading these articles , every day .
• You can be my eyes and hands , by posting Russian Faith articles on Facebook , every day .
Help us , by posting articles on your own pages , and sharing articles in Facebook groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , by adding one dollar to your monthly support .
If you had been giving $ 100 per month , then bump it up to $ 101 .
If you were giving $ 20 , make it $ 21 .
And if you had n't been giving anything , then make a $ 1 monthly commitment to support this noble cause .
Anyone can afford a dollar .
They did n't like it when I — one person — was regularly posting conservative , traditional , Christian articles on Facebook .
Let 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Russian Faith supporters close ranks , joining forces to share the truth !
They did n't like it that Russian Faith has been gaining new supporters , people willing to make donations to fight against the sexual deviants who are infecting society faster than the Corona virus .
Let 's see how they like it when thousands of Russian Faith supporters unite , responding to Facebook 's temper tantrum by making Russian Faith stronger than ever !
Facebook is a Juggernaut .
I can fight them , but I can not fight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Please go directly to the Russian Faith website every day , read your favorite articles , and share them on Facebook and Twitter .
Increase your support to Russian Faith , and encourage others to do the same .
If we join forces and stick together , they wo n't be able to stop us !

Facebook is awash with barely disguised pornography, which it makes little effort to curb. But speak out about sexual degeneracy and they freak out. Why is that?
I'm a little surprised it didn't happen sooner. Facebook is well known for being liberal, anti-Christian, and pro-homo. They are also well known for kicking people to the curb when they don't like their views. I am a Christian, and I frequently post articles from a Christian perspective, so it was just a matter of time.
I was trying to post an article on Facebook, suggesting that Polyamory Will Soon Become the Norm, Just Like Gay Marriage and Transgenderism. It mentions three classes of sexual deviants, and Facebook likes catering to all three. So apparently that title was just too much. A few seconds later, I was staring at this screen:
I see the same message whenever I try to access Facebook messenger. And when my own mother tries to look at messages I have sent to her on Facebook, she is not allowed to view them. They have been deleted. Facebook says "This message is no longer available because it was identified as abusive or marked as spam."
My mom is not allowed to send me any new messages either. Facebook tells her, "You can't reply to this conversation." Here is a sample screenshot from my mom's phone:
Never mind that the Russian Faith website is my livelihood. Never mind that this is how I feed my wife and eight children. And never mind the fact that Facebook is my primary vehicle for sharing news stories from the Russian Faith website.
None of that matters to Facebook. What they really care about is protecting the feelings of trannies, homos, and wife-swappers. They are kicking me to the curb, to make sure I don't post an article that hurts the fragile feelings of people who give it to guys in the backside, or of someone who cuts off his junk so he can pretend to be a girl.
At least they have their priorities straight.
Thankfully, the Russian Faith website is still alive and well. Facebook can't bring it down. Indeed, there are several things we can all do together, to fight back against Facebook, making sure that Russian Faith continues growing in strength and influence:
I can keep posting articles on Russian Faith, and you can keep reading these articles, every day.
You can be my eyes and hands, by posting Russian Faith articles on Facebook, every day. Help us, by posting articles on your own pages, and sharing articles in Facebook groups.
Increase support for Russian Faith, by adding one dollar to your monthly support. If you had been giving $100 per month, then bump it up to $101. If you were giving $20, make it $21. And if you hadn't been giving anything, then make a $1 monthly commitment to support this noble cause. Anyone can afford a dollar.
They didn't like it when I — one person — was regularly posting conservative, traditional, Christian articles on Facebook. Let's see how they like it when thousands of Russian Faith supporters close ranks, joining forces to share the truth!
The Gleason family in Rostov Veliky where they live
They didn't like it that Russian Faith has been gaining new supporters, people willing to make donations to fight against the sexual deviants who are infecting society faster than the Corona virus. Let's see how they like it when thousands of Russian Faith supporters unite, responding to Facebook's temper tantrum by making Russian Faith stronger than ever!
Facebook is a Juggernaut. I can fight them, but I cannot fight them alone. I need your help. Please go directly to the Russian Faith website every day, read your favorite articles, and share them on Facebook and Twitter. Increase your support to Russian Faith, and encourage others to do the same.
If we join forces and stick together, they won't be able to stop us!


russiainsider--2020-01-31--As Flood of Online Child Pornography Grows - Feds, Tech Giants, Do Nothing

Google , Facebook , etc do not see the 4,400 % increase in child pornography on the internet in the last five years , much of it enabled by their platforms , as that big of a deal .
On the other hand , they also know that there is still a taboo against it in America ( for now ) so they pay watchdogs to avoid emphasizing their role in this controversy .
The root of the problem can be traced back to the twin poisons of liberal ideology ( paraphilia and individualism ) and corruption .
The National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been compromised by bribes from big tech companies , according to a statement given by their Canadian counterparts to the Times .
A recent New York Times investigation found that images of child sexual abuse available on the internet has risen from 1 million in 2014 to 45 million today .
Tips and reports to law enforcement have exploded during this time period , yet arrests have remained stagnant .
The federal government 's reaction ?
To jack off .
Thanks to overzealous prosecutors , many dismiss this record explosion in disgusting content @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In truth , the FBI wing in charge of investigating this material is so overwhelmed that they are reportedly now only bothering to look into cases of infants and toddlers being raped and tormented .
The Department of Homeland Security - currently embarking on an Anti-Defamation League directed venture to police legal nationalist speech - only dedicates 10 % of its resources towards protecting children from this kind of abuse .
The FBI claims that it does n't have enough resources to tackle this problem even though they seem to have plenty of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrorists '' from whole cloth .
The government has all the tools needed to wipe out this epidemic , political will is what they lack .
The Times had to sue in order to get records of recent arrests in the field .
One defunct dark web forum , The Love Zone , had 30,000 members .
In order to join , newcomers would have to upload their own personal images of child sexual exploitation , thus incentivizing more passive perverts to attack .
In videos and images described in the court documents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , drugged and subjected to cruel sado-masochistic sexual acts on an industrial scale .
In some cases , children were forced to hold up signs with the forum 's name in order to prove authenticity , akin to the porn culture that thrives on Reddit .
Nobody in the Department of Justice is keeping records of this problem .
There are no congressional hearings .
The Jews in charge of Silicon Valley know all about the problem and have shown flagrant disinterest in doing anything about it .
This is a very different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where they have erected expensive internal think-tanks to invent new draconian technology to ensure nobody can `` deny the Holocaust '' or affirm that white people have group-rights too .
While much of Google 's work culture is `` woke '' and largely unproductive , they take the department working on technology ( Jared Cohen 's Jigsaw ) to suppress political speech very seriously and ignore all distractiing complaints about sexual harassment and diversity even as activist employees quit Jigsaw en mass .
While some of the repulsive materials proliferate on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread on above-ground social media platforms .
One of the most egregious offenders was Tumblr .
The blogging site has always been synonymous with its large community of neo-leftist `` Social Justice Warriors '' and the various kinds of faggots and deviants in that ideological space .
After the child sexual exploitation problem emerged , Tumblr announced that it would ban all pornography from its website as a counter-measure .
Automated software used to take down child porn can not always differentiate between `` adult '' content and illegal materials , so this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead of showing thoughtful understanding , Tumblr 's decision outraged left-wing journalists and commentators .
A flurry of furious editorials and articles were published across mainstream media publications by gays , bugmen and feminists .
Boycotts were launched .
Nicole Karlis at Salon , famous for trying to platform and mainstream pedophiles a few years ago , asked if Tumblr 's porn ban made the site `` worthless . ''
On the UK Independent , the safeguards to discourage people from raping babies were called `` controversial . ''
Most of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Tumblr SJW bloggers and porn-freaks , repeated the same editorial line : their porn consumption ( whatever kind of porn that may be ) trumps a child 's right to not be molested .
The root of the problem can be traced back to the twin poisons of liberal ideology ( paraphilia and individualism ) and corruption .
The National Center of Missing & Exploited Children has been compromised by bribes from big tech companies , according to a statement given by their Canadian counterparts to the Times .
Google , Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % increase in child pornography on the internet in the last five years , much of it enabled by their platforms , as that big of a deal .
On the other hand , they also know that there is still a taboo against it in America ( for now ) so they pay watchdogs to avoid emphasizing their role in this controversy .
Culturally speaking , a side affect of the supersonic `` progress '' being made by the sexual revolution is that the taboo against sexualizing children is rapidly being eroded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the system is busy imposing the `` T '' in LGBT sexual paraphilia via military force , but if pedophiles were smart , they would sit back and wait 10 years so that they can become beloved civil rights heroes too .
Thanks to the pathetic , coopted and effeminate American right-wing , homosexuals now feel comfortable showing the world their army of half-naked twerking child strippers in `` pride '' parades held on public streets totally unopposed .
But pedo-queers ca n't wait .
Who can blame them , the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down are looking the other way , looking to punish `` hate speech '' or find a way to confiscate guns from the law-abiding .
National Justice calls on the federal government to prioritize the defense of children and put those who sexually exploit them to death .

Google, Facebook, etc do not see the 4,400% increase in child pornography on the internet in the last five years, much of it enabled by their platforms, as that big of a deal. On the other hand, they also know that there is still a taboo against it in America (for now) so they pay watchdogs to avoid emphasizing their role in this controversy.
The root of the problem can be traced back to the twin poisons of liberal ideology (paraphilia and individualism) and corruption. The National Center of Missing & Exploited Children has been compromised by bribes from big tech companies, according to a statement given by their Canadian counterparts to the Times.
A recent New York Times investigation found that images of child sexual abuse available on the internet has risen from 1 million in 2014 to 45 million today. Tips and reports to law enforcement have exploded during this time period, yet arrests have remained stagnant.
The federal government's reaction? To jack off.
Thanks to overzealous prosecutors, many dismiss this record explosion in disgusting content as teenagers sexting over social media.
In truth, the FBI wing in charge of investigating this material is so overwhelmed that they are reportedly now only bothering to look into cases of infants and toddlers being raped and tormented.
The Department of Homeland Security - currently embarking on an Anti-Defamation League directed venture to police legal nationalist speech - only dedicates 10% of its resources towards protecting children from this kind of abuse. The FBI claims that it doesn't have enough resources to tackle this problem even though they seem to have plenty of time and money to invent white "terrorists" from whole cloth.
The government has all the tools needed to wipe out this epidemic, political will is what they lack.
The Times had to sue in order to get records of recent arrests in the field. One defunct dark web forum, The Love Zone, had 30,000 members. In order to join, newcomers would have to upload their own personal images of child sexual exploitation, thus incentivizing more passive perverts to attack. In videos and images described in the court documents, babies and small children were sodomized, drugged and subjected to cruel sado-masochistic sexual acts on an industrial scale. In some cases, children were forced to hold up signs with the forum's name in order to prove authenticity, akin to the porn culture that thrives on Reddit.
Nobody in the Department of Justice is keeping records of this problem. There are no congressional hearings. The Jews in charge of Silicon Valley know all about the problem and have shown flagrant disinterest in doing anything about it.
This is a very different response from how they approach dissident speech, where they have erected expensive internal think-tanks to invent new draconian technology to ensure nobody can "deny the Holocaust" or affirm that white people have group-rights too. While much of Google's work culture is "woke" and largely unproductive, they take the department working on technology (Jared Cohen's Jigsaw) to suppress political speech very seriously and ignore all distractiing complaints about sexual harassment and diversity even as activist employees quit Jigsaw en mass.
While some of the repulsive materials proliferate on the dark web, most of it is spread on above-ground social media platforms.
One of the most egregious offenders was Tumblr. The blogging site has always been synonymous with its large community of neo-leftist "Social Justice Warriors" and the various kinds of faggots and deviants in that ideological space. After the child sexual exploitation problem emerged, Tumblr announced that it would ban all pornography from its website as a counter-measure.
Automated software used to take down child porn cannot always differentiate between "adult" content and illegal materials, so this was a necessary precaution to protect kids.
Instead of showing thoughtful understanding, Tumblr's decision outraged left-wing journalists and commentators. A flurry of furious editorials and articles were published across mainstream media publications by gays, bugmen and feminists. Boycotts were launched. Nicole Karlis at Salon, famous for trying to platform and mainstream pedophiles a few years ago, asked if Tumblr's porn ban made the site "worthless." On the UK Independent, the safeguards to discourage people from raping babies were called "controversial."
Most of the Judenpress, many who got their start as Tumblr SJW bloggers and porn-freaks, repeated the same editorial line: their porn consumption (whatever kind of porn that may be) trumps a child's right to not be molested.
The root of the problem can be traced back to the twin poisons of liberal ideology (paraphilia and individualism) and corruption. The National Center of Missing & Exploited Children has been compromised by bribes from big tech companies, according to a statement given by their Canadian counterparts to the Times.
Google, Facebook, etc do not see the 4,400% increase in child pornography on the internet in the last five years, much of it enabled by their platforms, as that big of a deal. On the other hand, they also know that there is still a taboo against it in America (for now) so they pay watchdogs to avoid emphasizing their role in this controversy.
Culturally speaking, a side affect of the supersonic "progress" being made by the sexual revolution is that the taboo against sexualizing children is rapidly being eroded in the United States.
Right now, the system is busy imposing the "T" in LGBT sexual paraphilia via military force, but if pedophiles were smart, they would sit back and wait 10 years so that they can become beloved civil rights heroes too. Thanks to the pathetic, coopted and effeminate American right-wing, homosexuals now feel comfortable showing the world their army of half-naked twerking child strippers in "pride" parades held on public streets totally unopposed.
But pedo-queers can't wait. Who can blame them, the people who have the power to shut them down are looking the other way, looking to punish "hate speech" or find a way to confiscate guns from the law-abiding.
National Justice calls on the federal government to prioritize the defense of children and put those who sexually exploit them to death.


russiainsider--2020-02-03--As Global Growth Stalls, Russia's Economy Gathers Momentum

There ’ s a lot going for the Russian economy as 2020 kicks into its second month .
Russia ’ s government reshuffle is seen as removing austerity constraints and speeding up the financing of Putin ’ s ambitious national development programs .
In his speech to the National Assembly , Putin signaled the end of austerity on social spending , Russia being the only country in the developed world , which is now seriously increasing social spending ( among other things , increasing pensions double the rate of inflation and initiating massive child support programs ) while everyone else @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Central Bank will have to follow suit and end its financial austerity in order to finally slash – Russia ’ s globally record high – real interest rates in line with the rapidly sinking inflation .
Russia ’ s manufacturing industries will continue to grow above global averages fueled by the national development programs and on the strength of the now maturing import substitution programs .
With new gas pipelines opened end of 2019 to China and Turkey , Russia ’ s energy exports will stay strong no matter what happens in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong economy and the concurring huge reduction of influx of new young adults to the labor market due to the effects of the demographic crisis in the 1990 ’ s , the labor market will be increasingly tight putting upwards pressure on wages , which will increase consumption .
Due to Russia ’ s globally by far lowest debt levels across the economy and strong government finances , the ruble should remain stable .
Indeed , the ruble seems to have successfully decoupled from the dollar domination as it has shown remarkable strength @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the past few years .
This in turn , in addition to the weakening global economy , should keep inflation pressure in check , notwithstanding all the growth-boosting stuff on the domestic front .
It is possible that emerging market currencies , and the ruble with them , would come under attack in connection with a potential global financial market hysteria ( including a drop in oil price ) connected with the coronavirus outbreak .
Even so , the fundamentals for the ruble are so strong , that it should recover soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grow faster than the West Potentially , this all could translate into 2-2.5 % GDP growth or even 3 % at best .
But with all the global uncertainties there is no firm basis for making those forecasts .
The IMF ’ s forecasts for 2020 GDP growth are for the global economy 3.3 % , the US 2.3 % , and the Euro Area 1.3 % , among which Germany 1.1 % .
The forecast for Russia is 1.9 % .
Considering that Russia will reach 1.4 % growth in 2019 against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are probably underestimating 2020 , too .
We are on a firmer ground on predicting that the Russian economy will be in the absolute top of the developed world , and grow 1 to 2 % over those of Western Europe .
Russia now has a good chance to reach a trajectory of growing 3 % above the Euro Area average .
Considering also the very real potential that during the next ten years , EU – or at least the old Western Europe – could actually have negative growth , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Russia ’ s GDP PPP per capita could reach the European average level .
In 2019 , the global economic environment was dominated by the US trade wars against China and other countries , including the sanctions against Russia .
Although , a truce of sorts was achieved between USA and China end of year , we should expect more of the same in 2020 and going forward .
With a global slowdown and the terminal incapability of the West to generate real growth – other than temporary relief by rigging the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ methods ( trade wars , trade tricks , black diplomacy , financial rigging ) to prop up the ailing economies will indubitably grow .
The other big global danger is a derivative of the market rigging , that is , debt .
The big concern is how long the Western economies can go on by no other means than financial engineering and ever-growing debt leverage ?
It is already clear that no amount of debt seems to be able to produce any meaningful growth while stupendously increasing inequality to the point that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protest in France being but one very visible manifestation of that .
By now , we can not be far from the final biggies , hyperinflation and an epic financial crash followed by a meltdown of the real economy .
The most recent blow to the world economy was delivered by the coronavirus originating in China .
How bad the actual disease crisis will get , nobody knows , but there are already economic repercussions from it by way of both mandatory and voluntary restrictions to mobility of people and goods .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact on global trade .
Climate change is also a big concern .
We do not mean that because the climate would be changing any more than it ever has done in billion years , and not because there would be any evidence of man-made climate change .
What we mean is that the policies adapted based on the climate alarm seem to be adding just one more layer of economic inefficiencies , taxes , costs , malinvestments and misguided economic decisions .
This is certainly a threat for the Western economies over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we must point out that contrary to the spurious climate change ideology , there are real fundamental problems to the ecology ( environmental pollution and destruction and loss of organic life ) , which must and will be countered with the potential of added economic value .
On balance , we consider that Russia ’ s geopolitical and geoeconomic position has strengthened during the last few years , which remove some of the country risks formerly associated with Russia .
Austerity , no austerity , or some austerity ?
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Putin ’ s recent government reshuffle as former PM Dmitry Medvedev was not thought to be delivering on the economy any longer .
Although Russia ran a stellar macroeconomic balance sheet , the Medvedev government was too cautious and austerity-minded for being able to translate that into solid economic growth and improving living standards for the people .
Medvedev is sadly known for having in 2016 told a group of clamoring grandmas complaining about their pensions : “ There ’ s no money , but you just hang in there !
” It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the new PM Mikhail Mishustin first thing said : “ There ’ s enough money for everything the president wants to accomplish.
” Mishustin is the former – hugely successful – tax chief , so he knows what he is talking about .
Tax collection doubled in real terms under his ten-year tenure while the tax burden on the economy remained low in a global comparison .
Russia ’ s total tax burden at 31.1 % remained low especially when compared to OECD countries .
A comparably low tax burden also adds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most developed countries in case of a global downturn , as Russia would be left with more fiscal flexibility .
The vignette “ There ’ s no money ” perfectly summarizes what Medvedev ’ s austerity government represented .
If anything , Russia had money running triple surpluses ( trade surplus , current account surplus , budget surplus ) and with international reserves reaching record highs together with a solidly strengthening sovereign wealth fund .
( For details , see this link ) .
There would have been ample room for stimulus – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real economy , instead of US and EU style money printing stimulus squandered on the financial markets – but the Medvedev government locked it all away .
With Russia ’ s amazingly low debt levels , Russia would also have had ample room to dip into additional borrowings to finance much-needed growth .
See this report .
Evidencing how Russia ’ s debt is the lowest in a global comparison on the level of all economic actors : government , corporate , household .
In addition to the promising policy statements of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Andrey Belousov as the first deputy PM – No .
2 in the cabinet – signals the end of unnecessary austerity .
Belousov had a one-year stint in 2012/2013 in the cabinet as the minister of economic development , but was soon ensconced to the presidential administration in the capacity of chief economic advisor .
It is said , that Belousov is more statist believing in the government ’ s crucial role in directing economic processes and a proponent of increased government spending and a greater government role in the economy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would put paid to the talk of more privatization we heard from the Medvedev government in its last gasp .
In particular , Belousov is seen as a key architect of the large-scale national projects , which Putin has ordered to be implemented .
The national projects amount to a half a trillion dollar spending program ( 2/3 government financed , 1/3 private ) reaching until 2024 with the aim of upgrading the country ’ s infrastructure , modernizing the economy , boosting exports of manufactured goods and improving standards of living @ @ @ @ @ @ @ population and strengthening the demographic development .
These investments provide direct stimulus over the years in form of the direct spending , but more importantly , they will boost the Russian economy by the new capacities and capabilities that the investments deliver .
Medvedev and his cabinet was not the worst austerity culprit , however , as that title goes to the Russian central bank and its chief Elvira Nabiullina .
Ever since the financial crisis in the wake of the Ukrainian cataclysm in 2014 , the Russian CB has maintained unnecessarily and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strangled economic activity .
After the initial shock , the Central Bank has been very slow in cutting the steering rate even when domestic inflation slowed to record lows and Western interest rates turned negative .
To wit , the CB has cut rates but very slowly remaining all the time seriously behind the slowing inflation .
The primary real interest rate ( CB key rate minus inflation ) has remained at the level of 4 % ever since 2014 , even going up to levels of 5 % compared to the running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running inflation , we mean the rate of predictable inflation based on the latest months as opposed to the cumulative past 12-months ’ inflation .
The CB made the serious error in its interest rate policies to be guided by the past 12-months instead of looking forward .
The inflationary peak caused by the onset of the Ukrainian crisis and collapsing oil prices was limited to the period of September 2014 through March 2015 , after which inflation was rapidly tamed and showed a going forward rate of 5 % .
But , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CB kept the interest rates astronomically high .
( About this topic , read more here ) .
Presently , annual inflation stands at 2.5 % ( both the running rate and cumulative ) , but the CB ’ s key rate still towers at a mind-boggling 6.25 % .
That ’ s a 3.75 % primary real interest , a level you would maintain in an emergency situation , but not in a healthy economic environment that Russia has today .
We therefore see room for a rapid cut of at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CB does not intend to run counter to President Putin ’ s insistence to take all efforts to rapidly boost economic growth and people ’ s living standards , the CB has to give in .
( The excessive interest rates are especially taking a toll on Russia ’ s birth rates , which Putin recently identified as one of Russia ’ s biggest challenges ) .
For the interest rate cuts to have any effect , they would have to be made upfront , with at least 1.5 % within the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we speak about a primary real interest rate , because the actual real interest rate for businesses and households is yet much higher .
That would be the primary interest rate plus the notoriously high margins that Russian banks charge for their loans .
The Russian central bank has failed in creating anything close to normal borrowing conditions for small and medium sized business , for this to happen the primary real interest must be seriously slashed .
With the same measure , household mortgage rates should be brought down from present @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To be fair , the Central Bank is also widely credited for finally reining in Russia ’ s notorious high inflation .
However , the CB should not be given too much credit for that either .
In our opinion , the decisive contribution to knocking down the inflation came from supply side mechanisms .
At the end of the analysis , inflation is always and everywhere a supply side problem .
( Except for in cases of reckless government deficit spending and money printing schemes ) .
Russia ’ s inflation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ food , machinery and consumer goods and the corresponding dollar ( euro ) economy , as domestic ruble prices were overly sensitive – and always only on the upside – to imports dominated in dollars and forex market fluctuations coupled with currency speculation .
There had been a rapid growth of domestic manufacturing and agriculture from 2000 to the onset of the crisis in 2014 , which already seriously helped Russia to wean off from imports ( We wrote about this in a seminal report from 2014 ) .
The decisive strike against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Russia in response to Western sanctions in 2014 banned food imports from those countries .
As a result of Russia ’ s actions , domestic food production and manufacturing increased further as well as imports shifting to countries with a lower cost level .
By these economic processes – and also active de-dollarization policies by the government – cheaper supplies increased , and more expensive Western brands lost their hold over the Russian purchase manager and consumer , as a result of which domestic prices decoupled from the dollar ( euro ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growth stimulating interest rates , the Central Bank would have aided the supply side growth to tame the inflation , instead of exacerbating the situation .
Billionaire tycoon Oleg Deripaska – joining a growing chorus of critics – recently came out with harsh criticism of central bank policies .
He questioned the excessive inflation clampdown and called for a growth-oriented and poverty-fighting rate policy .
By putting an end to CB ’ s financial austerity , Russia could reach annual GDP growth at levels of 5 % according to Deripaska .
The rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be enough and fast enough , that remains to be seen .
Let ’ s hope the Central Bank will keep its cool and not let a potential turmoil on the global markets deflect it from interest rate cuts .
No significant increase in inflation pressure would follow even if the ruble would depreciate in connection with a potential global market turmoil .

There’s a lot going for the Russian economy as 2020 kicks into its second month. Russia’s government reshuffle is seen as removing austerity constraints and speeding up the financing of Putin’s ambitious national development programs. In his speech to the National Assembly, Putin signaled the end of austerity on social spending, Russia being the only country in the developed world, which is now seriously increasing social spending (among other things, increasing pensions double the rate of inflation and initiating massive child support programs) while everyone else is cutting.
We expect that the Central Bank will have to follow suit and end its financial austerity in order to finally slash – Russia’s globally record high – real interest rates in line with the rapidly sinking inflation. Russia’s manufacturing industries will continue to grow above global averages fueled by the national development programs and on the strength of the now maturing import substitution programs. With new gas pipelines opened end of 2019 to China and Turkey, Russia’s energy exports will stay strong no matter what happens in the global economy.
Because of the overall strong economy and the concurring huge reduction of influx of new young adults to the labor market due to the effects of the demographic crisis in the 1990’s, the labor market will be increasingly tight putting upwards pressure on wages, which will increase consumption.
Due to Russia’s globally by far lowest debt levels across the economy and strong government finances, the ruble should remain stable. Indeed, the ruble seems to have successfully decoupled from the dollar domination as it has shown remarkable strength through the financial upheavals and global tensions of the past few years. This in turn, in addition to the weakening global economy, should keep inflation pressure in check, notwithstanding all the growth-boosting stuff on the domestic front. It is possible that emerging market currencies, and the ruble with them, would come under attack in connection with a potential global financial market hysteria (including a drop in oil price) connected with the coronavirus outbreak. Even so, the fundamentals for the ruble are so strong, that it should recover soon again.
Russia’s expected to grow faster than the West
Potentially, this all could translate into 2-2.5% GDP growth or even 3% at best. But with all the global uncertainties there is no firm basis for making those forecasts. The IMF’s forecasts for 2020 GDP growth are for the global economy 3.3%, the US 2.3%, and the Euro Area 1.3%, among which Germany 1.1%. The forecast for Russia is 1.9%. Considering that Russia will reach 1.4% growth in 2019 against IMF forecast of 1.1%, they are probably underestimating 2020, too.
We are on a firmer ground on predicting that the Russian economy will be in the absolute top of the developed world, and grow 1 to 2% over those of Western Europe.
Russia now has a good chance to reach a trajectory of growing 3% above the Euro Area average. Considering also the very real potential that during the next ten years, EU – or at least the old Western Europe – could actually have negative growth, it is reasonable to expect that in one decade, Russia’s GDP PPP per capita could reach the European average level.
Gloomy outlook for global growth
In 2019, the global economic environment was dominated by the US trade wars against China and other countries, including the sanctions against Russia. Although, a truce of sorts was achieved between USA and China end of year, we should expect more of the same in 2020 and going forward. With a global slowdown and the terminal incapability of the West to generate real growth – other than temporary relief by rigging the financial markets – the role of non-market methods (trade wars, trade tricks, black diplomacy, financial rigging) to prop up the ailing economies will indubitably grow.
The other big global danger is a derivative of the market rigging, that is, debt. The big concern is how long the Western economies can go on by no other means than financial engineering and ever-growing debt leverage? It is already clear that no amount of debt seems to be able to produce any meaningful growth while stupendously increasing inequality to the point that the social fabric is disintegrating, the mass protest in France being but one very visible manifestation of that. By now, we cannot be far from the final biggies, hyperinflation and an epic financial crash followed by a meltdown of the real economy.
The most recent blow to the world economy was delivered by the coronavirus originating in China. How bad the actual disease crisis will get, nobody knows, but there are already economic repercussions from it by way of both mandatory and voluntary restrictions to mobility of people and goods. That has the potential on having a big impact on global trade.
Climate change is also a big concern. We do not mean that because the climate would be changing any more than it ever has done in billion years, and not because there would be any evidence of man-made climate change. What we mean is that the policies adapted based on the climate alarm seem to be adding just one more layer of economic inefficiencies, taxes, costs, malinvestments and misguided economic decisions. This is certainly a threat for the Western economies over the near future. Having said this, we must point out that contrary to the spurious climate change ideology, there are real fundamental problems to the ecology (environmental pollution and destruction and loss of organic life), which must and will be countered with the potential of added economic value.
On balance, we consider that Russia’s geopolitical and geoeconomic position has strengthened during the last few years, which remove some of the country risks formerly associated with Russia.
Austerity, no austerity, or some austerity? That’s the question
Most Russians seemed relieved by Putin’s recent government reshuffle as former PM Dmitry Medvedev was not thought to be delivering on the economy any longer. Although Russia ran a stellar macroeconomic balance sheet, the Medvedev government was too cautious and austerity-minded for being able to translate that into solid economic growth and improving living standards for the people. Medvedev is sadly known for having in 2016 told a group of clamoring grandmas complaining about their pensions: “There’s no money, but you just hang in there!”
It therefore came as such a relief, when the new PM Mikhail Mishustin first thing said: “There’s enough money for everything the president wants to accomplish.” Mishustin is the former – hugely successful – tax chief, so he knows what he is talking about. Tax collection doubled in real terms under his ten-year tenure while the tax burden on the economy remained low in a global comparison. Russia’s total tax burden at 31.1% remained low especially when compared to OECD countries. A comparably low tax burden also adds to Russia’s strength relative to most developed countries in case of a global downturn, as Russia would be left with more fiscal flexibility.
The vignette “There’s no money” perfectly summarizes what Medvedev’s austerity government represented. If anything, Russia had money running triple surpluses (trade surplus, current account surplus, budget surplus) and with international reserves reaching record highs together with a solidly strengthening sovereign wealth fund. (For details, see this link). There would have been ample room for stimulus – with real money, and into the real economy, instead of US and EU style money printing stimulus squandered on the financial markets – but the Medvedev government locked it all away.
With Russia’s amazingly low debt levels, Russia would also have had ample room to dip into additional borrowings to finance much-needed growth. See this report.
Evidencing how Russia’s debt is the lowest in a global comparison on the level of all economic actors: government, corporate, household.
In addition to the promising policy statements of the new PM Mishustin, the key appointment of Andrey Belousov as the first deputy PM – No. 2 in the cabinet – signals the end of unnecessary austerity. Belousov had a one-year stint in 2012/2013 in the cabinet as the minister of economic development, but was soon ensconced to the presidential administration in the capacity of chief economic advisor. It is said, that Belousov is more statist believing in the government’s crucial role in directing economic processes and a proponent of increased government spending and a greater government role in the economy. We shall hope so. At least that would put paid to the talk of more privatization we heard from the Medvedev government in its last gasp.
In particular, Belousov is seen as a key architect of the large-scale national projects, which Putin has ordered to be implemented. The national projects amount to a half a trillion dollar spending program (2/3 government financed, 1/3 private) reaching until 2024 with the aim of upgrading the country’s infrastructure, modernizing the economy, boosting exports of manufactured goods and improving standards of living, health, and skills of the population and strengthening the demographic development.
These investments provide direct stimulus over the years in form of the direct spending, but more importantly, they will boost the Russian economy by the new capacities and capabilities that the investments deliver.
Central bank austerity
Medvedev and his cabinet was not the worst austerity culprit, however, as that title goes to the Russian central bank and its chief Elvira Nabiullina. Ever since the financial crisis in the wake of the Ukrainian cataclysm in 2014, the Russian CB has maintained unnecessarily and punitively high interest rates, which have strangled economic activity. After the initial shock, the Central Bank has been very slow in cutting the steering rate even when domestic inflation slowed to record lows and Western interest rates turned negative.
To wit, the CB has cut rates but very slowly remaining all the time seriously behind the slowing inflation. The primary real interest rate (CB key rate minus inflation) has remained at the level of 4% ever since 2014, even going up to levels of 5% compared to the running inflation in 2015 and 2016. By running inflation, we mean the rate of predictable inflation based on the latest months as opposed to the cumulative past 12-months’ inflation.
The CB made the serious error in its interest rate policies to be guided by the past 12-months instead of looking forward. The inflationary peak caused by the onset of the Ukrainian crisis and collapsing oil prices was limited to the period of September 2014 through March 2015, after which inflation was rapidly tamed and showed a going forward rate of 5%. But, guided by the rear-mirror view, the CB kept the interest rates astronomically high. (About this topic, read more here).
Presently, annual inflation stands at 2.5% (both the running rate and cumulative), but the CB’s key rate still towers at a mind-boggling 6.25%. That’s a 3.75% primary real interest, a level you would maintain in an emergency situation, but not in a healthy economic environment that Russia has today. We therefore see room for a rapid cut of at least 2%. Indeed, if the CB does not intend to run counter to President Putin’s insistence to take all efforts to rapidly boost economic growth and people’s living standards, the CB has to give in. (The excessive interest rates are especially taking a toll on Russia’s birth rates, which Putin recently identified as one of Russia’s biggest challenges). For the interest rate cuts to have any effect, they would have to be made upfront, with at least 1.5% within the next half a year.
We stressed above that we speak about a primary real interest rate, because the actual real interest rate for businesses and households is yet much higher. That would be the primary interest rate plus the notoriously high margins that Russian banks charge for their loans.
The Russian central bank has failed in creating anything close to normal borrowing conditions for small and medium sized business, for this to happen the primary real interest must be seriously slashed. With the same measure, household mortgage rates should be brought down from present levels of 9.5% to 6%.
To be fair, the Central Bank is also widely credited for finally reining in Russia’s notorious high inflation. However, the CB should not be given too much credit for that either. In our opinion, the decisive contribution to knocking down the inflation came from supply side mechanisms. At the end of the analysis, inflation is always and everywhere a supply side problem. (Except for in cases of reckless government deficit spending and money printing schemes). Russia’s inflation problem was mainly due to imports of food, machinery and consumer goods and the corresponding dollar (euro) economy, as domestic ruble prices were overly sensitive – and always only on the upside – to imports dominated in dollars and forex market fluctuations coupled with currency speculation.
There had been a rapid growth of domestic manufacturing and agriculture from 2000 to the onset of the crisis in 2014, which already seriously helped Russia to wean off from imports (We wrote about this in a seminal report from 2014). The decisive strike against the dollar (euro) then came after Russia in response to Western sanctions in 2014 banned food imports from those countries. As a result of Russia’s actions, domestic food production and manufacturing increased further as well as imports shifting to countries with a lower cost level. By these economic processes – and also active de-dollarization policies by the government – cheaper supplies increased, and more expensive Western brands lost their hold over the Russian purchase manager and consumer, as a result of which domestic prices decoupled from the dollar (euro), and inflation pressures yielded.
With growth stimulating interest rates, the Central Bank would have aided the supply side growth to tame the inflation, instead of exacerbating the situation.
Billionaire tycoon Oleg Deripaska – joining a growing chorus of critics – recently came out with harsh criticism of central bank policies. He questioned the excessive inflation clampdown and called for a growth-oriented and poverty-fighting rate policy. By putting an end to CB’s financial austerity, Russia could reach annual GDP growth at levels of 5% according to Deripaska.
The rates will go down, but will it be enough and fast enough, that remains to be seen. Let’s hope the Central Bank will keep its cool and not let a potential turmoil on the global markets deflect it from interest rate cuts.
No significant increase in inflation pressure would follow even if the ruble would depreciate in connection with a potential global market turmoil.