Time 02.December 2024
02.12.2024 Lucy Dickerson

Biden is a Man of His Word

Papa Biden has granted a presidential pardon to his son Biden Jr., who was supposed to be sentenced on December 12 and 16 in two court cases that he lost — tax evasion and filing false information when purchasing a firearm. In one case, the term could theoretically be up to 17 years, in the […]
3min 690
01.12.2024 Vladimir Golstein

The Convicts this Moan Call a Song

In the late XIX century, an American named George Kennan (distant relative of the famous George Kennan of the containment doctrine), traveled through Siberia. The dude loved Russia and used every opportunity (work for telegraph company and journalism) to travel through Russia’s most exotic parts. He collected some of his observations into a two volume […]
5min 78

Jack London Covered The War Where My Ancestors Fought: Part 3

Jack London Covered The War Where My Ancestors Fought: Part 1 and Part 2.  In Chemulpo Jack London found out that the war he was supposed to cover had begun a week before and that on its very first day after a brief battle with a Japanese squadron, Russian sailors instead of surrending sank their […]
5min 337

Winston Churchill Through My Father’s Eyes

In March 1947, a delegation of deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR arrived in London in response to similar visit of English parliamentarians to our country a year before. The Soviet delegation included famous writers like Konstantin Simonov and Alexander Fadeyev, plus future chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Vasily Kuznetsov […]
3min 1179

World War I Heroes In Memoriam: Part One

Nearly 69 million servicemen from 38 countries took part in the First World War, which began 110 years ago. Most of them were from Germany (13 million 250 thousand) and Russia – 12 million. The latter included two of my ancestors. One of them, Nikolai (born in 1890), was the eldest son of my great-grandfather […]
7min 284

Review & Opinion


02.12.2024 Lucy Dickerson

Biden is a Man of His Word

Papa Biden has granted a presidential pardon to his son Biden Jr., who was supposed to be sentenced on December 12 and 16 in two court cases that he lost — tax evasion and filing false information when purchasing a firearm. In one case, the term could theoretically be up to 17 years, in the […]
3min 690

10.11.2024 Vladimir Golstein

“Deplorables” in the US

I Felt it First in Russian Speaking Community in the US. The drastic increase in hatred: political hatred that quickly became personal. Since 2014, the community became split. And ‘split” does not even cover the extend of it. Broken up, with one part canceling another. How dare they support Russia? How dare they speak the […]
2min 445

27.10.2024 Sergey Stankevich

A Missile Precedent Has Been Created with Major Consequences

Israel has struck ballistic missile production sites in Iran. Israel’s key allies — the US, Britain, Germany, France — have recognized this step as legitimate and adequate. Thus, an important geopolitical precedent has been de facto established. Missiles aimed at Israel can take off from the Gaza Strip, from Yemen, Lebanon or Syria. People in […]
1min 347

17.10.2024 Kirill Benediktov

Union State of Russia, Belarus and the DPRK

The text of the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the DPRK contains Article 4 (for which, probably, everything was organized): “If one of the Parties is subjected to an armed attack by any state or several states and thus finds itself in a state of war, the other Party will […]
2min 1636

11.10.2024 Vladimir Golstein

Treason of Intellectuals, Dante Style

The Canto XXVII features one sinner, named Guido Montefeltro, who was punished for something which is quite contemporary and resonant. Corrupt as he was, Guido still recognized that when the Pope asked him to raze a city off the map, it wasn’t quite kosher. Yet, the Pope assuages his conscience: Don’t worry about it. You’ll […]
3min 5989

03.10.2024 Artem Drabkin

Zelensky in Crosshairs

The time for Zelensky’s assassination is slowly approaching, as I wrote about 1.5 years ago that he is following the path of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem. Zelensky’s role for the US/UK has been played out — the Russian Federation’s ability to unite with Europe is absent, the Russian military potential has been significantly […]
4min 2857

Galleries


Culture & Art


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 417

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 8930

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, […]
3min 3491

09.08.2023 Olga Makarova

Naughty Children: Nuisance or Blessing

Once in a while, every parent, to one degree or another, faces the disobedience of their child. In France in the 60s, even a kid named Nicolas was popular — a character in children’s illustrated books, on which more than one generation of French grew up. He is curious and restless, mischievous but a dreamer, […]
2min 8307

15.07.2023 Olga Makarova

Romance at the Tip of the Pencil

Animated Short Film “THOUGHT OF YOU” is a delightful graphic novel with images that look like they’ve stepped out of the pages of an artist’s album and came to life. A great way to show the experience and dreams of each character is simply through a pencil drawing that comes to life without distracting details. […]
2min 8486

13.04.2023 Yuri Chekalin

Seppuku and Death in Japan

“Where does all this madness about hara-kiri, bushido come from…” /From one Russian radio broadcast./ “… We must win honestly, We must live in the bright light, They will compose songs about us, Heaven will be hot…” “Sport Heroes”    “…Who knows what awaits us?  Who knows what will happen?  And will be strong  And […]
19min 19994

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