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03.10.2026 Andrey Vedyaev

An Aristocrat of Espionage

A scion of an old English family, an urbane aristocrat, and a committed communist, Kim Philby secured a permanent place in the history of intelligence not merely as a member of the legendary Cambridge spy ring, whose work provided Moscow with a remarkable stream of British and Allied secrets, but as perhaps the most accomplished […]
18min 45
Review & OpinionPopular
02.10.2026 Kamil Askerkhanov

France Is Burning. But Who Stands to Gain?

What is happening in France has already grown into something larger than yet another confrontation between high-school and university students and the education authorities. The protests began with demands that were both familiar and readily understandable: teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, and deteriorating school infrastructure. Yet within days, the unrest spread across the country and began […]
7min 217
NewsActualityPopular
01.10.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

Texas Declares a Diesel Emergency

In America’s biggest oil-producing state, diesel is becoming both scarce and painfully expensive. Texas, a state more accustomed to supplying America with fuel than worrying about running short of it, has declared an emergency over diesel. Greg Abbott, the Republican governor, has issued a statewide disaster proclamation for 30 days, which can be extended. The […]
4min 188
Memories & ConversationsPopular
30.09.2026 Yuri Chekalin

Tokyo of Solitude

Whenever I came home, Rei was waiting for me in the entryway. No one else was. I would barely have the key in the lock when I heard a short sound from the other side. “Meow.” Then I would open the door and find Rei sitting on the wooden floor about three feet from the […]
34min 204
Economics & BusinessPopular
29.09.2026 Kamil Askerkhanov

The Digital Economy Is Running Into the Physical World

Bitcoin has always had a useful habit: it makes the supposedly virtual economy look stubbornly physical. JPMorgan recently estimated the cryptocurrency’s average production cost at roughly $85,000. According to The Block, citing the bank’s analysts, Bitcoin has spent around 280 days below that level. A sustained move above it could ease pressure on miners forced […]
4min 467

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Trump is Interested in Chinese AI

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16.08.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

Netanyahu Calls Britain an “Islamic Country with Nuclear Weapons”

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05.08.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

America’s Water Systems Have a Cybersecurity Problem

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NewsActualityPopular
23.07.2026 Alexander Rimov

Silicone Miss Sally: AI Robot Teacher

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NewsActuality
16.07.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

New York to Freeze AI Data Center Construction

2min 2212
NewsActuality
15.07.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

ICE Officers Temporarily Barred from Conducting Traffic Stops

2min 1938
NewsActuality
12.07.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

A Scaled-Down Second Cuban Missile Crisis

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02.10.2026 Kamil Askerkhanov

France Is Burning. But Who Stands to Gain?

What is happening in France has already grown into something larger than yet another confrontation between high-school and university students and the education authorities. The protests began with demands that were both familiar and readily understandable: teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, and deteriorating school infrastructure. Yet within days, the unrest spread across the country and began […]
7min 217
Review & OpinionPopular
28.09.2026 Michael Moore

Midterm Pandemonium!

The Founders failed to create a true Democracy. Let’s win, then demand one. You can have all the 250th birthday parties you want for America — that great Democracy! But none of your cake and candles or champagne can obscure the fact that we have never been a true democracy. No matter how many times […]
4min 416
Review & OpinionPopular
23.09.2026 Kamil Askerkhanov

America’s Election Talk

As America’s midterm elections draw closer, the familiar numbers game is already underway. There is no point denying what the polls say: several national surveys do, in fact, show Democrats with an advantage. But the national generic ballot is not an election result. The House is decided across 435 individual congressional districts. The Senate is […]
3min 562
Review & OpinionPopular
21.09.2026 Robert Reich

The Rise of AI Populism

Are we on the cusp of a political realignment against corporate power? Last week, the unlikely duo of Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon keynoted a Washington conference to demand a stop to AI, its data centers, and the risks AI poses to jobs and even to the human species. Notably, both lambasted the corporate oligarchs […]
4min 739
Review & OpinionPopular
21.09.2026 Vladimir Golstein

The Documentary Film Naza and Its Revelations

People fixated on either Israel or Gazan Palestinians can bemoan or gloat over it as much as they want. I am sure, the film offers a lot for each side to get itself worked up into a frenzy. But what remains heavily under-discussed is the elephant in the room. And by this elephant I mean […]
3min 602
Review & OpinionPopular
10.09.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

Vance Has a Problem: His Friendship with Tucker Carlson

The Republican Party is slowly shedding the original version of Trumpism. And Tucker Carlson has become toxic to political careers. J.D. Vance is not apologizing for his friendship with Carlson—at least not yet. But he is making it clear that he does not agree with him. Vice President J.D. Vance has increasingly been filling in […]
3min 954

Society & Philosophy

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30.08.2026 Yuri Chekalin

Priestesses of Love

6min 1050
Society & Philosophy
27.08.2026 Yuri Chekalin

Japanese Communism: A Century of Revolution, Underground Struggle, and Parliamentary Politics

22min 960
Society & PhilosophyPopular
29.07.2026 Yuri Chekalin

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.11)

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Religion & Beliefs

Religion & BeliefsPopular
24.09.2026 Victor Aliyev

Martin Luther is the Charismatic Leader of the Printing Age

10min 515
05.07.2026

The Pope Excommunicates the Bishops of the Society of Saint Pius X

04.06.2026

War and Christianity

28.05.2026

The Spiritual Dangers of AI. Part II

27.05.2026

The Spiritual Dangers of AI. Part I.

Politics & Army

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15.09.2026 Kamil Askerkhanov

Royal Navy and Trojan War Heros

11min 768
08.09.2026

Who Will Inherit Old Europe’s Tab?

26.08.2026

Shipyards Matter More Than Aircraft Carriers

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It’s the Next America

29.06.2026

Why Won’t the Media Call This for What it Is?

History & Persons

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An Aristocrat of Espionage

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The Whirlwind Front

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The Cheka Was Born Before the Revolution

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A Hard Landing

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Mark Twain Visits Tsar Alexander II

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04.08.2026 Yuri Chekalin

Madama Butterfly and the Japan of the Western Imagination

It is fascinating that Madama Butterfly, or Cio-Cio-San, has long been regarded as one of the most “Japanese” of European operas. Yet, in reality, it tells us far more about Western perceptions of Japan at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries than about Japan itself. The same can be said, in a different […]
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Perennial Relevance of Dostoevsky

What makes Dostoevsky forever relevant is his dialectical approach to the most pressing issues of human predicament. Only in the eyes of the extremely naïve thinkers — doesn’t matter if they come from the right, left or center the issues that face modern day materialistic capitalist societies can be quantified, computerized, and resolved. For the […]
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Ralph Fiennes always follows his own rules. Looking at his performance — whether in the Lord’s robes or in a haute couture suit, the viewer inevitably catches a cognitive dissonance. We expect a monster, but we get an abyss of charisma, the “gold standard” of cinematic noir, which is impossible (and, honestly, one does not […]
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“Demons”: Film Adaptation or Interpretation?

Film adaptations and interpretations not only have different goals, but also appeal to different audiences. A film adaptation is offered, in a sense, “in place” of the book, a simplified version for those who may never read it; the director here plays an educational role, addressing the ignorant as one who knows, the superior as […]
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Verdict for “Mercy” on 90 Minutes of Legal Action

As a former federal judge who has handed down sentences for serious felonies and aggravated assaults, I view this on-screen trial not as a detective thriller, but as a very gripping legal drama. I apologize in advance to readers for paying little attention to the visual effects and dynamics, which are top-notch in this work. […]
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13.03.2026 Klim Zhukov

“Master and Commander”

I envy those who haven’t watched it, because I want to erase this film from my memory and watch it again. Peter Weir’s “Master and Commander” is not just a battle film. It’s a hymn to male friendship, duty, and the romance of the sailing era, shot with epic grandeur and stunning attention to detail. […]
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The End of Cinema

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Revolutionary of Russian Theater: Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko

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