Sergey Stankevich, Author at The CommentaTHOR

Sergey Stankevich24.04.2024

April 19, 2024, an international group of biologists and philosophers signed the landmark New York Declaration, which declares that animals are conscious. The paper suggests consciousness in birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, as well as in many invertebrates such as insects, crustaceans and cephalopods. The New York Declaration is based on recent discoveries that […]

Sergey Stankevich24.04.2024

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34 years ago the democrats took power in Moscow. On April 20, 1990, Gavriil Popov was elected chairman of the Moscow City Council of People’s Deputies. For the first time in Soviet history, the capital of the USSR was headed not by a party official, but by a scientist-economist. On April 21, Sergei Stankevich became […]

Sergey Stankevich15.04.2024

The Great Flood in Moscow took place in April 1908. In the old, ancient times, floods also regularly occurred in Moscow: once every 30-40 years, the waters of the Moskva River, Yauza, Neglinka and small rivers broke out of the banks and walked through the streets of the capital. The rise in water level from […]

Sergey Stankevich06.04.2024

Our observer Sergei Stankevich about the famous Russian politician: “An outstanding charismatic politician, a model populist. Extraordinary speaking and acting talent. Under him, the party he created performed the most important function: it gathered the lion’s share of the protest electorate and tied it to the political system. At the same time leading protestors away […]

Sergey Stankevich03.12.2023

Henry Kissinger died at the enviable age of 100 at his home in Kent, Connecticut. Until his last breath he was active, wise and significant. Back in July, Xi Jinping himself received him as a guest of honor in Beijing. He met regularly with Joe Biden, as well as with 11 previous US presidents. None […]

Sergey Stankevich16.10.2023

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was forced to wait all night for a meeting with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, during a visit to the kingdom, The Washington Post writes. In Riyadh, the Saudi ruler made Blinken wait several hours for a meeting that was supposed to take […]

Sergey Stankevich10.10.2023

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting behind closed doors amid the war between Israel and the Gaza Strip, but failed to reach the unanimity needed to pass a joint statement or resolution. Already, at least 1,100 people have been killed since the Hamas terrorist group, which controls the Gaza Strip, launched an offensive […]

Sergey Stankevich02.10.2023

I previously read the book by Sergei Shargunov, which formed the basis of the film. The book is larger and deeper, which is only natural. The film itself was shot professionally and conscientiously. Of course, this is not a document, although some shots almost document the chronicle. The main advantage of the film: this is […]

Sergey Stankevich26.09.2023

The authoritative scientific journal Nature Geoscience published the results of many years of research by an international group of scientists about the future of planet Earth. Frankly speaking, there is little comfort. Statistics of changes in the Earth’s geosphere and biosphere were analyzed using a supercomputer and AI. Modeling has shown that in the next […]

Sergey Stankevich22.09.2023

Rupert Murdoch, the great and terrible Wizard of the media world, has stepped down as chairman of two conglomerates — Fox Corp and News Corp — ending a phenomenal career spanning more than seven decades. Murdoch managed to create the greatest media empire in human history, stretching from Australia to the United States. He seemed […]

Sergey Stankevich

Do Animals have Conscious Thought?

Gavriil Popov — the First Post-Communist Mayor of Moscow

The Great Flood in Moscow

Two years ago passed away Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Who Was After All Mr. Kissinger?

Into a New World Order — With a New Protocol

The Hamas Attack Could Change Everything in the World

Russian Civil War of 1993

The Future of Planet Earth

Rupert Murdock Leaves, Long Live Lachlan

Olga Chekhova — the “Queen of the Nazi Reich” and Russian Spy

Do Animals have Conscious Thought?

Gavriil Popov — the First Post-Communist Mayor of Moscow

“Bulgakov — Get Out the Russian Chauvinist from Kyiv!”