“Normal’no” in Russian literally means “normally”. But the real meaning is deeper. In daily discourse, it means safe, fine, predictable, adequate, all right – all aspects of life that cannot be taken for granted in a country cursed by a predatory and arbitrary ruling caste.
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Edward Lucas: Imperial abnormality
A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus disease walks along a bridge in front of a tower of the Kremlin and the Russian Foreign Ministry building on the background in central Moscow on Oct. 13, 2020.
