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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090805/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_s_obama

Russia's Obama: No, he can't, at least not now

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"SREDNYAYA AKHTUBA, Russia – An African-born farmer is making an improbable run for office in Russia, inspired by President Barack Obama and undaunted by racial attitudes that have changed little in decades.

Joaquim Crima, a 37-year-old native of Guinea Bissau who settled in southern Russia after earning a degree at a local university, is promising to battle corruption and bring development to his district on the Volga River.

In Russia, a black man running for office is so unusual that Crima is being called "the Russian Obama."

"I like Obama as a person and as a politician because he proved to the world what everyone thought was impossible. I think I can learn some things from him," Crima said, sitting on his shady verandah in this town of 11,000, where he lives with his wife Anait, their 10-year-old son and an extended clan of ethnic Armenian relatives.

In truth, Crima's quest to be elected head of the Srednyaya Akhtuba district in October is highly unlikely, not least because he lacks the political capital and connections to make it happen. He faces the reality of being a black man in Russia, a country where racism and racial stereotypes are deeply ingrained.

"They are often taunted on the metro and in the market,'" said Lydia Troncale of the Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy, a nonprofit organization that works with African immigrants.

Crima gets along well with his fellow townspeople, but to play it safe he is accompanied almost everywhere by his muscular brother-in-law."




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8/31/2009 5:37:24 PM

MisterGreen
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good thing he has a muscular brother-in-law to protect him

8/31/2009 5:40:52 PM

tromboner950
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And here I was expecting a series of amusing photoshopped images...

8/31/2009 5:42:50 PM

bcsawyer
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at least he can't really bankrupt the Russians like Obama is doing the US.

8/31/2009 5:45:30 PM

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"undaunted by racial attitudes that have changed little in decades."


In actuality alot has changed in recent decades as it pertains to black Africans. Russia used to make a big deal of its friendly relations with African nations and people alike. During the Cold War Africans were welcome to come work or study in Moscow. Now, it seems they aren't anymore.

8/31/2009 5:46:28 PM

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