Yuri Chekalin

Yuri Chekalin02.09.2025

From the report: “Only six portraits of Stalin were published in Pravda in 1952, while 147 portraits of Khrushchev were published in the same newspaper in 1964.” Nikita Khrushchev is usually associated with the “thaw”, space flights and the mass migration of people from communal slums to relatively comfortable five-story Khrushchev buildings. It is believed […]

Yuri Chekalin20.08.2025

“We live in a city of brotherly love, We are remembered as long as we disturb others…” Nautilus Pompilius “WELFER is a colloquial name for social benefits that are part of the system of assistance to the poorest categories of citizens. Welfare programs cover individuals and families who, for one reason or another, do not […]

Yuri Chekalin10.08.2025

A partisan movement began to form on Belarusian territory as early as the end of the summer of 1941 during World War II. More than one generation will remember these heros — from surviving photographs in family albums, from videos on tablets. Time passes, but the memory of our relatives — veterans of the war […]

Yuri Chekalin08.08.2025

Vasily Martekhov had an interesting fate. Vasily was born into a family of Russian immigrants at the Bukron mine in the American state of Ohio and became the fifth child. By birthright, the boy received US citizenship. His father, a miner, worked 12 hours a day, but received negligible amounts. The Martekhovs lived on a […]

Yuri Chekalin12.07.2025

Today is the birthday of our esteemed author Tony Rocchi, “The Canadian Lumberjack,” as some call him for his love of work, ability to multitask, and to produce high-quality material in record time. Tony Rocchi’s contribution to the development of the Crime and Terrorism section and to CommentaTHOR magazine as a whole cannot be overstated. […]

Yuri Chekalin28.06.2025

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The commander of the Long-Range Aviation Division Golovanov: “…Stalin called me once and asked about my health. I replied that I couldn’t boast about my health, and the medicines they prescribed me didn’t give any visible improvement. After a short silence, the Supreme Commander said: – Look. I see that the doctors can’t help you. […]

Yuri Chekalin26.06.2025

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 […]

Yuri Chekalin25.06.2025

In 2006, the book Makeinu no toboe “Howl of an Abandoned Dog” became a bestseller in Japan. The author, Junko Sakai, called single women over 30 “abandoned dogs” (負け犬, makeinu). But if you think this is an insult, then no — she herself belonged to this category and, on the contrary, finally found a “normal” […]

Yuri Chekalin26.05.2025

In the soft, dappled light of a spring afternoon, the Tanaka family home buzzed with the vivid laughter of children playing in the backyard. Beneath the great cherry tree, its delicate blossoms dancing in the breeze, Akiko Tanaka admired the nuanced hues of pink and white that adorned her neighborhood. She loved this time of […]

Yuri Chekalin22.05.2025

Children dashed around in gleeful abandon, their tiny hands reaching for the showers of petals, rolling down the sidewalk or weaving through the legs of adults caught in nostalgic reveries. On this particular Saturday in late March, the sun cast a golden hue over Nikko Lane, illuminating the rows of houses adorned with vibrant azalea […]

A Little About Khrushchev

City of Brotherly Love

As Father Alexander Was a Partisan Priest During WWII

The Only American Hero of the Soviet Union

Happy Birthday to Tony Rocchi!

Miracles of Vodka

“Double Life” of Karolina Pavlova

Are You a Slouching Dog or a Losing Dog?

Threads of Community

The Silence Before the Storm

Priestesses of Love

August 17

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

Shipyards Matter More Than Aircraft Carriers