MOSCOW—Russia’s national elections commission on Tuesday registered Nikolai Kharitonov, candidate of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the March election. Kharitonov, 75, joins two other candidates who were approved to run last week.

Not sure what to think of 'em.

  • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    "Running against capitalism but not the Ukraine war" is a good sign, at least

    A fan of martial arts, Kharitonov managed a collective farm in Siberia during the Soviet era. Following the end of socialism in the USSR, he joined the Agrarian Party, one of the political groups that emerged from the destruction of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

    I'm going to be so mad if he ends up being a revisionist or something

    Farming issues remain an interest of his. This week at a CPRF conference, Kharitonov praised the collectivization of Soviet agriculture in the 1930s as a “correct reform that allowed us to resolve the food problem on the eve of a great war,” referring to Hitler’s invasion in 1941.

    ok . . . and that's basically the last thing it says about him, so as far as the content of the article goes, he's totally worth supporting

    • Dolores [love/loves]
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      6 months ago

      A fan of martial arts

      how much of a fan do you have to be of something for it to get top billing as a politician lmao

      • JohnBrownNote [comrade/them, des/pair]
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        6 months ago

        when putin had less of the howard hughes thing going he was a judoka and there might be pictures of him throwing a french president.

    • voight [he/him, any]
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      6 months ago

      https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/04/fruit-trenches-cultivating-subtropical-plants-in-freezing-temperatures

      Soviet agriculture was awesome wish it had developed better in the long run

      • GinAndJucheM
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        6 months ago

        That’s badass. It also serves as a nice own against the “what about fruit” liberals that popped up recently.