О Русской реакции на взрыв в Бостоне

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Yuri Rashkin in General

Много уже было и многое еще будет сказано по поводу взрыва бомбы на бостонском марафоне, но эта статья в Нью Йоркере о русской реакции к теракту, заинтересовала меня. Вот мой ответ: 1. Россия всегда радовалась чувству собственной центральности и причастия к мировым событиям. Папа Иоан Павел II, поляк по происхождению, считался практически “одним из нас” [...]

Boston Marathon Bombers and Russian Nationalism

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Yuri Rashkin in General

Much has already been, and will be written about the Boston Marathon bombers, but this article in New Yorker about the Russian reaction to the events caught my attention. Here is my response: 1. Russia has always thrived on feeling of its centrality to all the world events. John Paul II who was Polish, was considered [...]

Moving Forward

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Yuri Rashkin in General

It’s the morning after the spring election and I am so grateful and appreciative to the more than 800 people in Janesville who took the time to write my name in on the ballot, yesterday. This was the first time that I have written somebody’s name on the ballot, and it made me realize once [...]

Write-In Rashkin: Top 3 Issues Facing City Council

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Yuri Rashkin in General

Being a late entrant to the council race, I would like to take this time to state my opinion on the three most important issues facing Janesville City Council: #1. Picking a city manager. It can be easy to forget but city council has only one employee – city manager. Picking the right city manager, [...]