We recently ran across this interesting letter from Russia on a social networking site. While we obviously don’t make any claims for its authenticity, we thought we’d post it anyway, because we feel it reflects – albeit in a humorous and remarkably well-balanced manner – the prevailing wisdom in Russia these days (widely disseminated and greatly encouraged by the power) that whatever the problem, it’s always someone else’s fault, preferably America’s or at least the West’s in general.

An Open Letter to the President of the United States of America
from the workers of the Open Joint Stock Company “Promstroy” from the city of Kurgan.

Esteemed Barack Huseinovich.
Mister Obama!

We turn to you in connection with the heavy situation that has developed at our enterprise. The fact being is that for many months already, our employer has been holding back our wages and, not desiring to enter into any negotiations whatsoever, is striving in every possible way to violate our constitutional right to labor and the fair remuneration thereof. In recent times, attempts have intensified to drive us out of the enterprise, which we too, as best we could, had led to prosperity.