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Natylie Baldwin

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in San Jose, California, The United States

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Natylie Baldwin lives in Portland, Oregon. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in various publications including Consortium News, OpEd News, Santa Fe Sun Monthly, Dissident Voice, Energy Bulletin, Newtopia Magazine, The Common Line, New York Journal of Books, and The Lakeshore, She is a graduate of Cal State East Bay where she majored in Liberal Arts and minored in Political Science.

She has traveled throughout western Russia since 2015 and has written numerous articles on her impressions and discussions with the Russian people.

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Natylie Baldwin I actually was in the middle of writing a novel when the Ukraine crisis erupted. I had always been interested in international relations, war and peac…moreI actually was in the middle of writing a novel when the Ukraine crisis erupted. I had always been interested in international relations, war and peace issues, and U.S. foreign policy. I minored in Political Science in college and had written quite a bit on these kinds of issues for the college newspaper and later on for the alternative/indie media between 2003 and 2007.

Then I started to pursue a long-time dream of trying to write novels. I have one unpublished novel and was working on the second when I started paying close attention to the events in Ukraine and the larger US-Russia tensions. I was, of course, alarmed by what I was finding – the phone call with Victoria Nuland and its implications as well as independent reporting from well-connected and respected people like Robert Parry.

I had an email exchange with Kermit (my co-author) about the issue and we realized we were on the same wavelength – both alarmed at the insanity of those controlling US foreign policy as well as the dangerously distorted reporting in the mainstream media. He proposed that we write a book on what was happening. At first, I was a little taken aback. Writing articles was one thing but a whole non-fiction book seemed a bit overwhelming, even a little cocky. But it didn't take long for me to formulate ideas in my mind about what I wanted to focus on, which was the background of post-Soviet US-Russia relations, since so much of the media was leaving out this crucial context and, of course, the politicians aren't interested in truly educating people – only getting them to accept their policies, which requires a distorted and simplistic narrative. Unfortunately, the corporate media is only too happy to provide that kind of narrative.

Before long, we had an outline for the book with me covering the background and Kermit covering the blow-by-blow of the Maidan protests and subsequent events up to the present. I just threw myself into the research, I read about 15-20 books whole or in part, thousands of articles (judging by my Gmail folder where I saved them), and talked to some interesting people.
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Natylie Baldwin I am currently working on several articles about my 2-week trip to 6 different cities in Russia where I saw a lot of wonderful sights (Red Square in M…moreI am currently working on several articles about my 2-week trip to 6 different cities in Russia where I saw a lot of wonderful sights (Red Square in Moscow, numerous beautiful places in St. Petersburg, Libadia Place where the famous Yalta Conference of 1945 took place, and the naval base in Sevastopol) and spoke to a cross-section of Russians, from cab drivers and bus riders to civil society workers, teenagers, professionals and small to medium business owners.

In 2016, I plan on learning the Russian alphabet, getting back to my fiction projects, and planning a return trip to Russia later in the year.(less)

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Russia Matters: Russian Strikes Decimate Over Half Ukraine’s Gas Production

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Russian strikes in recent days have wiped out more than half of Ukraine’s domestic natural gas production, according to Bloomberg .Oct. 5 saw Russia launch its largest air attack in weeks on Ukraine, firing 53 missiles—including two Kinzhals—and nearly 500 attack drones across nine regions, killing five and damaging energy facilities nationwide. Five days later, Russia u Read more of this blog post »

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“Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.”
― James A. Baldwin

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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
― James Baldwin

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“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
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“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”
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“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
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message 5: by Natylie

Oct 07, 2014 05:03PM

Ivan wrote: "Hey Natalylie, how's UKRAINE: ZIB'S GRAND CHESSBOARD & HOW THE WEST WAS CHECKMATED
going ? any release date yet ? jejeje."

Hi Ivan,

It's been pushed back a couple of weeks because my co-author/publisher got really busy. We expect a mid-November release date, with advance/review copies available around November 1. I believe my co-author will be doing a GoodReads giveaway at some point.

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Natylie

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message 4: by Ivan

Oct 06, 2014 10:27PM

Hey Natalylie, how's UKRAINE: ZIB'S GRAND CHESSBOARD & HOW THE WEST WAS CHECKMATED
going ? any release date yet ? jejeje.

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message 3: by Natylie

Jun 21, 2014 02:12PM

Ivan wrote: "Thanks for accepting the request. I really like your library. I'll keep snooping around to find more interesting books. :)"

Thanks, Ivan. I look forward to reading more interesting reviews from you.

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message 2: by Ivan

Jun 20, 2014 09:02PM

Thanks for accepting the request. I really like your library. I'll keep snooping around to find more interesting books. :)

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