Top Russian economist dies after falling out of window
Top Russian economist dies after falling out of window
Several top Russian officials have plunged to their deaths from windows in recent years, including a top oil executive and a defense official.
That will teach the economy.
Executions will continue until GDP improves.
That window just jumped right out in front of her!
In Soviet Russia: window smash you!
That line...
"She fell out of the window of her apartment, unfortunately, it was not possible to save her, the injuries she received were incompatible with life," the source said.
That caught my eye too and made me laugh. I'm guessing it was something lost in translation.
You might think that but it's actually established parlance
Every time I'm near a window I look behind me to make sure a Russian is not there.
Just say "Wow. Putin sure is a swell guy." before you approach.
That's what you get for being honest about your economy in Russia.
I wonder if she completed the customary two shots to the back of the head suicide ritual that is all too common with wealthy Russians 🤔
She must not have said the sweet nothings Putin wanted to hear.
So is Russia's plan at this point just to kill everyone in their country very very slowly?
They just have to be unpredictable and unexpected. The idea is to have everyone terrified at all times. That is the most efficient scenario for control, as you don't have to police actual rules if the rules are made up and the consequences are lethal.
This is pretty typical in totalitarian terrorist governments like Russia, NK and past dictatorships like Cambodia, Libya, Chile and Uganda.
The idea is to have everyone terrified at all times. That is the most efficient scenario for control, as you don’t have to police actual rules if the rules are made up and the consequences are lethal.
Doesn't this method have diminishing returns? As soon as the populace believes anything and everything will get them killed by the state, there's nothing preventing the populous from rising against the state because they have nothing to lose.
Putin’s plan, and anyone who supports him, but yeah. This is the look of a fascist nation, just kill off anyone who opposes you as the world slowly unifies against your actions until someone in your country kills you, or those you’ve wronged reach your doorstep and you kill yourself. Granted not all fascist nations end up like this, often they have years of terrible reign for their people, it generally only changes when they decide they need more land
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Golly, they sure do make flimsy windows in Russia.
Poisoned tea wasn't available in her region apparently
Cheaper to pay an fsb agent to push out a window
They need to spice these up, it's getting repetitive. How about "Pavement suddenly accelerates upwards, killing top Russian economist; police blame window."
Well it is true, in Soviet Russia ground hit you!
It's a pandemic at this point.
Except for children and the elderly, fatal falls from windows are not all that common it would seem. Most places.
I mean, yeah.
Did windows/defenestration shit ever happen in Ukraine like before all the current stuff?
Its not a Ukrainian thing at all, its the Kremlin.
It's tangential to the war in Ukraine. Russia has been accused recently of reporting false economic numbers to hide the war's impact.
Darn. Wasn't the Economist I was hoping it would be.