Three dominant tendencies. Let me start off with a recommendation to readers - if you don't have much time, don't try and understand all the positions on the Cypriot bank affair. Opinions are so varied and diverging that it is difficult to conduct a comprehensive overview. I am not referring to the opinions of commentators but - especially - to the protagonists themselves. Let me try and summarise the three dominant tendencies by giving some examples.
Russia - a convinced capitalist....