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HEADLINE: Putin's thesis ROBERT SHRIMSLEY NOTEBOOK
BYLINE: By ROBERT SHRIMSLEY
Seasoned Putin-watchers say a doctoral thesis he published in the late 1990s offers clues to his strategy. The FT has obtained a copy of its conclusion.
"Russia, then, must learn the lessons of German postwar economic recovery through the development of state-controlled national champions. We must use control of our energy sector to re-establish Russia as a world power. Manufacturing industry is similarly crucial. Only through rigid control of the world's Lada supplies can we regain respect.
"It is essential to take back control of our vital assets from the robber barons. Here, the lessons of prewar Germany are as valuable. Oligarchs who come to heel can have Dollars 13bn, a provincial governorship and a football team of their choice. If they cut up rough and throw cash at opposition parties, they get stripped of their assets and the governorship of an 8ft by 10ft room in Siberia.
"We must maintain our pro-business credentials, though this may mean a shift in how we market ourselves to foreign investors. Where once we stressed cheap labour and vast returns, now we should play up the access investors will have to government; access so good it will be as if a member of the Kremlin were on the board. We would also be a willing purchaser for their product at prices they dare not turn down.
"Almost as vital as rebuilding our status abroad is rebuilding it at home. Losing the former Soviet republics is a blow to our prestige, but at least while they remain in the hands of brutal and corrupt plutocrats, our sphere of influence remains intact.
"Unfortunately, these regimes will face pressures from democratic elements - people so radical they oppose political assassination. So we must guard against subversive forces like a powerful parliament and NGOs with radical theories of free speech or open government. We should restore the symbols of national pride lost in the fall of communism. Did we really want, for example, to purge the memory of Iron Felix, beloved founder of our secret police - a man who was not only tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime, but tough on people who might or might not one day be the cause of crime? Putting his bust back outside police HQ would send a powerful message that Russia is walking tall again. Anyone who says otherwise can answer to me."
Copyright 2005 The Financial Times Limited
November 25, 2005 Friday
SECTION: COMMENT; Pg. 16
Вытащил из lexis-nexis, прочитав вот это: http://www.polit.ru/analytics/2005/12/13/lopatnikov.html Вроде, до 1 апреля еще далеко. Странно.
UPD: Посмотрел в библиотеке, как это выглядит в оригинале. Все-таки это юмор такой британский. Ну, мне простительно. Я FT не читаю, и поэтому не знаю кто там, и что, и на какой странице публикует (http://news.ft.com/comment/columnists/uknotebook ). Но в ИноСМИ перевод стоИт без каких-либо комментариев: http://www.inosmi.ru/translation/223914.html Интересного эффекта добиваются.
BYLINE: By ROBERT SHRIMSLEY
Seasoned Putin-watchers say a doctoral thesis he published in the late 1990s offers clues to his strategy. The FT has obtained a copy of its conclusion.
"Russia, then, must learn the lessons of German postwar economic recovery through the development of state-controlled national champions. We must use control of our energy sector to re-establish Russia as a world power. Manufacturing industry is similarly crucial. Only through rigid control of the world's Lada supplies can we regain respect.
"It is essential to take back control of our vital assets from the robber barons. Here, the lessons of prewar Germany are as valuable. Oligarchs who come to heel can have Dollars 13bn, a provincial governorship and a football team of their choice. If they cut up rough and throw cash at opposition parties, they get stripped of their assets and the governorship of an 8ft by 10ft room in Siberia.
"We must maintain our pro-business credentials, though this may mean a shift in how we market ourselves to foreign investors. Where once we stressed cheap labour and vast returns, now we should play up the access investors will have to government; access so good it will be as if a member of the Kremlin were on the board. We would also be a willing purchaser for their product at prices they dare not turn down.
"Almost as vital as rebuilding our status abroad is rebuilding it at home. Losing the former Soviet republics is a blow to our prestige, but at least while they remain in the hands of brutal and corrupt plutocrats, our sphere of influence remains intact.
"Unfortunately, these regimes will face pressures from democratic elements - people so radical they oppose political assassination. So we must guard against subversive forces like a powerful parliament and NGOs with radical theories of free speech or open government. We should restore the symbols of national pride lost in the fall of communism. Did we really want, for example, to purge the memory of Iron Felix, beloved founder of our secret police - a man who was not only tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime, but tough on people who might or might not one day be the cause of crime? Putting his bust back outside police HQ would send a powerful message that Russia is walking tall again. Anyone who says otherwise can answer to me."
Copyright 2005 The Financial Times Limited
November 25, 2005 Friday
SECTION: COMMENT; Pg. 16
Вытащил из lexis-nexis, прочитав вот это: http://www.polit.ru/analytics/2005/12/13/lopatnikov.html Вроде, до 1 апреля еще далеко. Странно.
UPD: Посмотрел в библиотеке, как это выглядит в оригинале. Все-таки это юмор такой британский. Ну, мне простительно. Я FT не читаю, и поэтому не знаю кто там, и что, и на какой странице публикует (http://news.ft.com/comment/columnists/uknotebook ). Но в ИноСМИ перевод стоИт без каких-либо комментариев: http://www.inosmi.ru/translation/223914.html Интересного эффекта добиваются.
