will prepare translation. General topic is falsification methods
среда, 30 ноября 2011 г.
вторник, 29 ноября 2011 г.
The importance of being earnest
today on the Internet, I've found several interesting articles about ways to falsificate the elections. First of all , all those methods were already used during previous experiences and are not a secret any longer.
method 1 "Fake papers"
Bribed person comes to the election pole, shows his passport to a particular person in commission (the one in glasses, the one with flowers on the table and etc) . This commissionnaire gives a bulletin to the person X , but with someone else's name on it. All procedures are done and the person X comes to the cabin , put this bulletin and adds several (usually 3-6 ) others , from his pocket.
method 2 "Fake commission"
Bribed head of commission (and who has doubts how people for this organism are selected?) takes a moment just after the voting was closed and drops a bunch of fake bulletins for people who didn't show up for elections. For this method they very often switch off the light and use several minutes of chaos. This is why all independent observers have their own light equipment.
There are other methods as well, for example by means of distant voting. For example, if you go to collect votes of old people, who can't arrive themselves, you are allowed to take +5% of bulletins for cases of spoil. But russian blogger provides statistics when for 25 voters there were 100 bulletins used.
This is democracy a la Russe. Welcome.
For those who understands russian
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1821334
http://news.rambler.ru/11942926/?utm_source=vkontakte&utm_campaign=sharing&utm_media=sharing
method 1 "Fake papers"
Bribed person comes to the election pole, shows his passport to a particular person in commission (the one in glasses, the one with flowers on the table and etc) . This commissionnaire gives a bulletin to the person X , but with someone else's name on it. All procedures are done and the person X comes to the cabin , put this bulletin and adds several (usually 3-6 ) others , from his pocket.
method 2 "Fake commission"
Bribed head of commission (and who has doubts how people for this organism are selected?) takes a moment just after the voting was closed and drops a bunch of fake bulletins for people who didn't show up for elections. For this method they very often switch off the light and use several minutes of chaos. This is why all independent observers have their own light equipment.
There are other methods as well, for example by means of distant voting. For example, if you go to collect votes of old people, who can't arrive themselves, you are allowed to take +5% of bulletins for cases of spoil. But russian blogger provides statistics when for 25 voters there were 100 bulletins used.
This is democracy a la Russe. Welcome.
For those who understands russian
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1821334
http://news.rambler.ru/11942926/?utm_source=vkontakte&utm_campaign=sharing&utm_media=sharing
воскресенье, 27 ноября 2011 г.
How does Russia live
In 90s Russia was in extreme crisis. We had a devaluation of rubble and one morning woke up and the price of dollar was 15 instead of 5 rubbles. Now 1 $=32 Rub.
And not in 2010-2011 russia faces a demographic crisis. Women of USSR collapse times were to worried of future to allow more than 1 kid. Also increased drug traffic in 90s killed significant amount of young and strong men.
Russia authorities launched a governmental campaign to increase birth rate.
For every 2nd child, family gets money 350 000 rubles (10 000 dollars). However those money couldn't be turned into cash directly. They could be used for real estate, mom's education, child's education and some other purposes.
Just for you to understand. Average price of (not new) 1bedroom flat in Moscow is around 4 M rubbles= 125 000 $. Average salary is 15 000 Rub or 500$. Interest rate for mortgage is above 10%, usually 12-17%.
In Russia it is very common that people get married and still live with parents. They get kids and still live with parents. Because it is simply impossible financially to rent a flat or even buy one.
Typical situation. No extremities, really basic.
woman 21- year old. man 24- year old.
Both have higher education usually related to economics.
They get married. Move to live with man's parents to 2-bedroom flat. As soon as they did that, they actively start making babies (because two adults is not a family and family is the most importnat thing and etc)
Finally they get the baby. Woman stays at home for next 3 (!!!) years (pregnancy leave in Russia is exactly 3 years) and gets 70% of salary. 0,7x500=350$ and the husband works. What kind of perspectives do they have? Can they buy a flat? No. Can they improve their qualification? Man is working and earning money, woman will have no working experience and stay out of life for 3 years..
And finally they see a solution to get the 2nd baby and to use money for , let us say, for real estate.
Generally speaking, by 24 years , woman has 2 kids , no real job lives with parents-in-law.
They get money for the kid. But what to do then?
No kindergartens , or the line to get there is impossible to imagine. One woman told a story: when her daughter was born, in the very first week they applied for a kindergarten and according to line, the closest time her daughter could go there was at the age of 8 (!!!) years.
No schools. In Russian schools parents pay for window painting, gifts for teachers and directors, changing floors, basic equipment like TV-sets or even desks.
Moreover, new educational program includes only 4 compulsory subjects: Physical culture, Russia in the world, lessons of Patriotisme and basics for fors-major. Total brainwashing. the rest is paid. Not extremely expensive but still the matter of fact.
No Universities. Our president decided that Russia has too many lawyers and economists. That is why it was decided to close majority of programs for those professions, limit numer of Universities, limit their sits and open more professional colleges. College in Russia is not the same a college in the USA. In Russia it is just a loser stuff to get at least some kind of profession. You can become carpenter, electrician , sew, and etc. But you can't become a lawyer, engineer, doctor or economist. What for? To have people with less education and with less spirit of dignity. Welcome back to the USSR.
Why do I write all that? Because I love my country and hate government. Because I want to change something and can't, because I have very high chances to end up in jail like S. Magnitsky or in London like majority of speakers. So let me stay incognito.
To be continued.
And not in 2010-2011 russia faces a demographic crisis. Women of USSR collapse times were to worried of future to allow more than 1 kid. Also increased drug traffic in 90s killed significant amount of young and strong men.
Russia authorities launched a governmental campaign to increase birth rate.
For every 2nd child, family gets money 350 000 rubles (10 000 dollars). However those money couldn't be turned into cash directly. They could be used for real estate, mom's education, child's education and some other purposes.
Just for you to understand. Average price of (not new) 1bedroom flat in Moscow is around 4 M rubbles= 125 000 $. Average salary is 15 000 Rub or 500$. Interest rate for mortgage is above 10%, usually 12-17%.
In Russia it is very common that people get married and still live with parents. They get kids and still live with parents. Because it is simply impossible financially to rent a flat or even buy one.
Typical situation. No extremities, really basic.
woman 21- year old. man 24- year old.
Both have higher education usually related to economics.
They get married. Move to live with man's parents to 2-bedroom flat. As soon as they did that, they actively start making babies (because two adults is not a family and family is the most importnat thing and etc)
Finally they get the baby. Woman stays at home for next 3 (!!!) years (pregnancy leave in Russia is exactly 3 years) and gets 70% of salary. 0,7x500=350$ and the husband works. What kind of perspectives do they have? Can they buy a flat? No. Can they improve their qualification? Man is working and earning money, woman will have no working experience and stay out of life for 3 years..
And finally they see a solution to get the 2nd baby and to use money for , let us say, for real estate.
Generally speaking, by 24 years , woman has 2 kids , no real job lives with parents-in-law.
They get money for the kid. But what to do then?
No kindergartens , or the line to get there is impossible to imagine. One woman told a story: when her daughter was born, in the very first week they applied for a kindergarten and according to line, the closest time her daughter could go there was at the age of 8 (!!!) years.
No schools. In Russian schools parents pay for window painting, gifts for teachers and directors, changing floors, basic equipment like TV-sets or even desks.
Moreover, new educational program includes only 4 compulsory subjects: Physical culture, Russia in the world, lessons of Patriotisme and basics for fors-major. Total brainwashing. the rest is paid. Not extremely expensive but still the matter of fact.
No Universities. Our president decided that Russia has too many lawyers and economists. That is why it was decided to close majority of programs for those professions, limit numer of Universities, limit their sits and open more professional colleges. College in Russia is not the same a college in the USA. In Russia it is just a loser stuff to get at least some kind of profession. You can become carpenter, electrician , sew, and etc. But you can't become a lawyer, engineer, doctor or economist. What for? To have people with less education and with less spirit of dignity. Welcome back to the USSR.
Why do I write all that? Because I love my country and hate government. Because I want to change something and can't, because I have very high chances to end up in jail like S. Magnitsky or in London like majority of speakers. So let me stay incognito.
To be continued.
X-mas and X-day
On the 4th of December Russia has State Duma (lower house) elections.
What is weird? The weird thing is that among my relatives, friends, uni mates, school mates, social network friends there is NO SINGLE person who supports Putin's Party ( ER= edinaya Rossia= united Russia) and at the same time, there is NO SINGLE person who doubts that they will win.
How is it possible? first of all easily!
Transparent elections?
Legitimate authority?
Counting votes?
None of that works.
Do people like current authority and government? They hate it! Are they scared of ER? They are.
Russia in 2011 is Russia back in the USSR. People don't talk about that, they make only hints. They talk in shadows and corridors. Does mass media reflect opinion of majority? No. Why? Because being journalist in Russia is as dangerous as being a soldier in Iraq.
The biggest shame for democracy is a murder of a journalist. In Russia it is everyday reality.
If you watch the prime-time news on the federal channel you are very likely to be shocked by so flashing propaganda. The first several blocks are entirely dedicated to president and prime minister (I don't bother myself with capital letters for those occasions). President visited a city, everybody is happy. This city is the very happy one, all people are reach, love government and live in peace and happiness. Prime minister had a round-table with journalists and bloggers. Bloggers support authority and are happy with all recent changes. And so on. Only that. If there is a disaster , it will be covered in past tense. "Yesterday, in Perm there was a fire in the night club. 170 people died. Prime minister promised to make an investigation" and that's it.
People have no illusion of power or decision, they don't try to do something with that , because it is impossible. How far will it go until this bomb explodes?
What is weird? The weird thing is that among my relatives, friends, uni mates, school mates, social network friends there is NO SINGLE person who supports Putin's Party ( ER= edinaya Rossia= united Russia) and at the same time, there is NO SINGLE person who doubts that they will win.
How is it possible? first of all easily!
Transparent elections?
Legitimate authority?
Counting votes?
None of that works.
Do people like current authority and government? They hate it! Are they scared of ER? They are.
Russia in 2011 is Russia back in the USSR. People don't talk about that, they make only hints. They talk in shadows and corridors. Does mass media reflect opinion of majority? No. Why? Because being journalist in Russia is as dangerous as being a soldier in Iraq.
The biggest shame for democracy is a murder of a journalist. In Russia it is everyday reality.
If you watch the prime-time news on the federal channel you are very likely to be shocked by so flashing propaganda. The first several blocks are entirely dedicated to president and prime minister (I don't bother myself with capital letters for those occasions). President visited a city, everybody is happy. This city is the very happy one, all people are reach, love government and live in peace and happiness. Prime minister had a round-table with journalists and bloggers. Bloggers support authority and are happy with all recent changes. And so on. Only that. If there is a disaster , it will be covered in past tense. "Yesterday, in Perm there was a fire in the night club. 170 people died. Prime minister promised to make an investigation" and that's it.
People have no illusion of power or decision, they don't try to do something with that , because it is impossible. How far will it go until this bomb explodes?
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