1/2: #Ukraine: The Siloviki are deaf to the shrinking economy. Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst Georgetown University

Photo:  In the Russian political lexicon, a silovik (lit. force men) is a politician who came into politics from the security, military, or similar services, often the officers of the former KGB, GRU, FSB, SVR, FSO, the Federal Drug Control Service, or other armed services who came into power. 

1/2: #Ukraine: The Siloviki are deaf to the shrinking economy.  Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst  Georgetown University 

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Ramesses Tlyakodugov
Date | 7 August 2015
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