Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

December 1, 2008 8:40:17 AM CST

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Extremists Mark New ‘Cold Peace’

Posted Aug 29, 07 5:54 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – The “sleeping bear” of Mother Russia is either waking to attack its enemies or rolling over a few victims as it dozes, dreaming of a lost empire, Maclean’s reports. Military flights above Guam and flag-posting on the North Pole have been well-reported; but an explosion of violent nationalism, including a video of a beheading on YouTube, is kindling fears of a new Cold War.

Putin shows the West a friendly face but seems to revel in recent displays of military power, analysts say. Once opposed to extremism, the Kremlin now supports a 100,000-strong youth movement that labels Putin's critics as homosexual or fascist. "This is a way for the Kremlin to entrench its xenophobic, authoritarian political culture in the next generation," says a British author.

Source Macleans

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Medvedev, Putin Move to Tighten Grip on Russia

    Nov 6, 08 7:20 AM CST
    Medvedev, Putin Move to Tighten Grip on Russia Dmitry Medvedev's proposal yesterday to extend the Russian president's term from 4 years to 6 looks like another step in Russia's "alarming and rapid drift towards authoritarianism,"
    the Guardian reports. The move came as a Russian newspaper, citing sources in the Kremlin, claimed that Medvedev could resign as early as next year to make way for the return of Vladimir Putin to the top job.
    More »

  • Russian Warships Head to Venezuela for 'Training'

    Sep 22, 08 11:18 AM CDT
    Russian Warships Head to Venezuela for 'Training' Russian warships left this morning for coordinated training exercises with the Venezuelan navy, the AFP reports. The group, consisting of a nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser, anti-submarine ship, and supporting craft, were seen firing artillery on the open ocean in tests. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said the deployment was a “warning” to the US: "Venezuela is no longer poor and alone." More »

  • Putin on Georgia: We Had No Choice

    Sep 12, 08 8:18 AM CDT
    Putin on Georgia: We Had No Choice Vladimir Putin stridently defended Russia’s invasion of Georgia yesterday, saying to do otherwise would be like his country “getting a bloody nose and hanging its head down,” the Independent reports. “They attacked South Ossetia with missiles, tanks, heavy artillery, and ground troops. What were we supposed to do?” he asked reporters in an extensive conference. “We punched the aggressor in the face, as all the military textbooks prescribe.”
    More »

  • West to Put Screws to Russia

    Aug 27, 08 2:25 AM CDT
    West to Put Screws to Russia The West is preparing to crank up diplomatic pressure on Russia after its challenging move formally recognizing breakaway Ossetia and Abkhazia in the wake of its invasion of Georgia. The US, Europe and NATO have condemned the action, but Russia remains defiant. "We are not afraid of anything, including a new cold war," said Russian President Dmitri Medvedev after formally recognizing Georgia's restive states. "If Europeans want a worsening in relations, they will get it of course." More »

  • Nuke Advantage Emboldened Putin's Russia

    Aug 21, 08 9:25 AM CDT
    Nuke Advantage Emboldened Putin's Russia Diplomats and pundits have debated what led Russia to attack Georgia so forcefully, pointing to everything from newfound economic strength to a sense of national humiliation. But Gabriel Schoenfeld, editor at neoconservative magazine Commentary, has another explanation: it's Russia's growing nuclear advantage, especially with short-range arms, that has "helped embolden the bear."
    More »

Activists of pro-Kremlin "Nashi" (Our People) youth movement...   (Getty Images)
A member of pro-Kremlin "Nashi" (our people) movement shouts slogans during a demonstration.   (Getty Images)
Activists of pro-Kremlin "Nashi" (Our People) flood the streets during a rally.   (Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Minister of natural Resourses Yuri Trutnev, unseen, at the presidential residence at Novo-Ogaryovo, outside Moscow on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. Putin and Trutnev...   (Associated Press)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Nashi encourages Russian youths to pursue a career in the military.   (incunablum (YouTube))
Russian extremists allegedly execute two immigrants, and post the act online.   (disastro (YouTube))

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next »
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (
1
 of 2)

Tags

Russia • Vladimir Putin • Cold War • Kremlin • extremists • nationalism • Nashi


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other World Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »