Stephen Kotkin has published a long article entitled Gasputin in The New Republic. One can read the first page by Googling “stephen kotkin gasputin.” The remaining four pages are only available to subscribers. Could somebody sum up Kotkin’s main points? Page one sounds convincing.
Winterings in Trans-Scythia
The Dilettante abides
Winterings in Trans-Scythia
The Dilettante abides
And, as if on cue:
Russia Profile has a summary of the TNR story:
All That Stands Between Democracy And Russia Is Russia
http://www.russiaprofile.org/cdi/article.wbp?article-id=685DE137-4322-4EA7-B1E9-C8805D65EB2A
This, along with the e-mail I sent you earlier, will, I think, provide you with what you need. Poka!
Yours,
Thomas