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from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2006-09-01 09:10 [#01963399]
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my farts sounded like a phloam
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hanal
from k_maty only (United Kingdom) on 2006-09-01 09:11 [#01963400]
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fcuk, this is like a Beavis and Butthead re-run
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staz
on 2006-09-01 09:11 [#01963401]
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analogue fartbubble
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staz
on 2006-09-01 09:11 [#01963403]
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re in the interior of Russia, meaning that they could not break away without joining a bloc of seceding border areas, and the economies of all such jurisdictions were thoroughly integrated with the national economy in the Soviet system. The 1993 constitution strengthens the official status of the central government in relation to the various regions, although Moscow has made significant concessions in bilateral treaties. Finally, most of the differences at the base of separatist movements are economic and geographic rather than ethnic.
Advocates of secession, who are numerous in several regions, generally appear to be in the minority and are unevenly dispersed. Some regions have even advocated greater centralization on some matters. By 1996 most experts believed that the federation would hold together, although probably at the expense of additional concessions of power by the central government. The trend is not toward separatism so much as the devolution of central powers to the localities on trade, taxes, and other matters.
Some experts observe that the Russian republics pressing claims for greater subunit rights fall into three groups. The first is composed of those jurisdictions most vociferous in pressing ethnic separatism, including Chechnya and perhaps other republics of the North Caucasus, and the Republic of Tyva. The second group consists of large, resource-rich republics, including Karelia, Komi, and Sakha (Yakutia). Their differences with Moscow center on resource control and taxes rather than demands for outright independence. A third, mixed group consists of republics along the Volga River, which straddle strategic water, rail, and pipeline routes, possess resources such as oil, and include large numbers of Russia's Muslim and Buddhist populations. These republics include Bashkortostan, Kalmykia, Mari El, Mordovia, Tatarstan, and Udmurtia.
In addition to the republics, several other jurisdictions have lobbied for greater rights, mainly on questions of resource control and taxation. These i
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from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2006-09-01 09:12 [#01963404]
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fcuk, i cant be asked to read all that
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2006-09-01 09:12 [#01963405]
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did you see this?
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mortsto-x
from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-09-01 09:13 [#01963409]
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Can someone please close this topic? Afterall this IS a music messageboard
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2006-09-01 09:14 [#01963411]
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hooray!
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