30.07.2025 Andrey Vedyaev

Star of a Chekist

Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel Stanislav Alekseevich Vaupshasov is one of those people whose lives were spent in campaigns and battles, among forests, hills and mountain passes, behind the front line and, in his own words, at dangerous crossroads. He was born on July 27, 1899 in the town of Gruzdziai, 19 km from […]
14min 119
28.07.2025 Andrey Vedyaev

Maria from Kherson

On July 10, 1900, the legendary Soviet intelligence officer Maria Aleksandrovna Fortus was born into the family of a Kherson banker. She had to look death in the eye more than once, but still stayed alive — it seemed that Fortune herself was on her side. At the age of 16, Maria, carried away by […]
11min 213
25.07.2025 Igor Filonenko

A Millennial Symbiosis of Cities and Villages

The history of mankind is the history of sedentarism. Nomadic tribes, who for centuries followed herds of animals and seasonal harvests, one day stopped. The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture and livestock breeding became the first great revolution that gave birth to stationary settlements. But the real revolution occurred when the division of […]
5min 192
24.07.2025 David Tilman

Greek Religion and the Natural Environment

The attitudes of the early Greeks toward nature were shaped by their religion. They saw the natural environment as the sphere of activity of the gods. Greek religion was in large part the worship of nature, and the old Greek gods were essentially nature deities. The gods ruled nature, they appeared in it, they acted […]
14min 193
21.07.2025 Nikita Tokarev

Is a “Russian Style” Possible in Architecture?

In line with political changes that call into question cultural and economic globalization, architects and clients in Russia are increasingly turning to the idea of a national style. The concept of Russian style refers us to national and even ethnic affiliation. It seems to me that in this way we find ourselves again in the […]
4min 292

Review & Opinion


03.07.2025 Kirill Benediktov

Is the Current Quarrel Between Trump and Musk Staged?

Perhaps, the current quarrel between Trump and Musk may be a well-staged performance. It flared up again at the right time — after the reconciliation reached three weeks ago. Right now, the decisive battle is unfolding in the US Congress over the “Big Beautiful Bill”, which — if Trump wins — will give him powerful […]
3min 528

24.06.2025 Valery Tatarov

A View of the Biblical Sky

This sky contains the answer to the question of why the Jews did not condemn the Bandera cult in Ukraine… I don’t think that I am the only one who sympathizes with the Iranians, not the Israelis. But this is not a game, not football on TV. Children are suffering… Biblical prophecies are coming true. […]
8min 677

18.06.2025 Sergey Stankevich

Everything is on Sale

The death of the last pillars of the big Western press. Something incredible is happening to the leading American media. Even in publications that were previously considered reputable, like the Wall Street Journal, in the “Opinions” or “From the Editor” sections, outright low-grade “custom-made” material is published almost daily. These materials are most likely generously […]
2min 791

05.06.2025 Sergey Stankevich

Ukraine Strikes Russian Air Bases

Trump did not know in advance about Ukrainian strikes on Russian air bases, the White House said. US President Donald Trump was not informed in advance about the impending attacks by Ukrainian drones on Russian airfields, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt officially and confidently stated. It is a pity that Donald Trump himself did […]
3min 1096

04.06.2025 Sergey Stankevich

Big Disassembly

“Web” — this is what Kyiv calls the attack by FPV drones on June 1, 2025 on military airfields of the Russian strategic aviation. BIG DISASSEMBLY— 1 They say that the preparation lasted 1.5 years, was personally supervised by Vladimir Zelensky, and was led by the head of the SBU Vasyl Malyukh. The Cossacks are […]
6min 1144

31.05.2025 Kirill Benediktov

Biden, King of the Forest (Part 3)

Biden, King of the Forest (Part 2) With the US Democratic Party unable to nominate a new contender for the title of “king of the forest” from its ranks, its ideologists are ready to accept any alternative — even an impersonal and unelected “Politburo”. “Even [a mentally incapacitated Biden] is preferable to me and I […]
3min 1477

Galleries


Culture & Art


26.06.2025 Yuri Chekalin

“Double Life” of Karolina Pavlova

Karolina Karlovna Pavlova, born Karolina Karlovna Jaenisch, was born in 1807 in Yaroslavl, but died in 1893 in Dresden, Germany. Pavlova’s removal from her native Russia was not merely an accident; she had fled the country of her birth four decades prior, having suffered years of ridicule and ostracization as a result of her literary […]
4min 477

16.02.2025 Egor Sennikov

The Last Mask of the Great Actor

I often think about what it is like to create something with full effort, being on the threshold of death. We are all doomed to it, of course, but we drown out thoughts about it with the vanity of life, work and idleness, feelings and entertainment. But when it has already knocked on the door, […]
4min 16131

21.01.2025 Yuri Chekalin

How Did the Statue of Liberty Appear in New York?

The Statue of Liberty was originally intended to go to Egypt. It was created as a gift to commemorate the construction of the Suez Canal by the French. However, the Egyptians refused the gift, and France decided to give the statue to America. In August 1875, the creation of the Franco-American Union was announced. The […]
1min 2613

28.10.2024 Lada Zhinova

Chekhov and Emptiness: Why Do the Japanese Love to Read and Stage Chekhov?

December 1945. Japan. The war has just ended. In the center of Tokyo, in the half-destroyed building of the Yurakuza Theater, the first post-war premiere is Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. The play was last shown in 1937. Then it was directed by Aoyama Sugisaku, who 8 years later would return to Chekhov again, gathering all […]
11min 11424

My Tribute To Mark Twain

At the end of January 1985, the 35th boxing match between the USSR and USA teams took place in Reno, Nevada. In connection with this, I visited this city, where I spent several days in the company of our boxing team. Before the match, the organizers of the competition arranged for us a bus tour […]
9min 16996

02.09.2024 Yuri Chekalin

The real Crocodile Dundee

The prototype of “Crocodile Dundee” was a Latvian. But there is a nuance… You’ve probably watched the multi-episode comedy blockbuster “Crocodile Dundee” with the charming Australian comedian Paul Hogan in the lead role. A fearless crocodile hunter from the Australian outback charms an American reporter, defeats bad guys and travels through the megalopolises of America, […]
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