CCI Friends,
Another article we need to attend to. The odds are heating up! We need to ask ourselves … are we planning to vote just to get Trump out of office? Will that backfire on us?
Sharon Tennison
Center for Citizen Initiatives
Russia Is Not Our Enemy
Dear CCI Followers,
We concluded CCI’s 17-day trip to 21 Russian cities in September. We examined Russia’s current peoples and attitudes, particularly those Russians living outside of Moscow and St.Petersburg. We operated as Citizen Diplomats in each of these Russian cities we visited, since official diplomacy between the U.S. and Russia is now non-existent.
In the beginning, some of our travelers’ attitudes ranged from skeptical of Russia and Putin. Others traveled to judge for themselves what is going on with Russia and Putin. Lastly, there were travelers who considered themselves fairly positive about Russia (but with no validation to speak of).
Delegates were both Democrats and Republicans. There were more males than females in the delegation. The age range was 18 to 83 years (myself). For the most part we remained fairly neutral and supportive of each other. By the trip’s end, we all had a more educated view on where Russia is today … as our CCI videos will testify.
Russia Redux: Donbass
Dear CCI Friends,
Thanks to Mike Metz for the continued astute observations and photos he sends as FotoJournals. We are indeed grateful that this 2019 delegation has had so many experiences to help us understand what is happening on Russia’s side of our world. It is easy to get caught up in the U.S. perspective and assume it’s the only one that exists.
It becomes our responsibility to find ways to bring these perspectives to much larger audiences across America. You can help!
Resend our emails to your business colleagues, friends and neighbors.
The KEY to UNDERSTANDING VLADIMIR PUTIN
Dear CCI Followers,
Former St. Petersburg U.S. Consul General John Evans (and former Ambassador to Armenia), has written the most insightful assessment of Vladimir Putin in print to date.
Let’s hope that John Evans’ going public will encourage others in VIP positions to share their experiences to offset the demonizing of Russia and Putin that has occurred in both political parties over the past decade.
What about Communism?
Our September CCI traveler, Michael Metz, gives Russians’ view of Communism today. His assessment is pretty typical of what one hears across Russia.
Sharon Tennison
Center for Citizen Initiatives
What About Communism?
By Michael Metz
I’ve often wondered what Russians thought about the Communist system that ruled their country for 70 years. Generally they don’t talk about it, like most people they’re focused on the present and the future, not on the past, but I’m curious, so I ask. Here’s a random sample of answers.
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