Time 17.January 2026
17.01.2026 Sergey Stankevich

A Czech Phenomenon

The Czech government, led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, has received a vote of confidence in parliament and has officially begun work. This will be an extremely rare government in today’s Europe, almost unique. It will focus—you won’t believe it!—on the problems of its own population and the needs of its voters. Almost all other […]
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17.01.2026 Kirill Benediktov

Trump Says: “Ukraine is not Ready for a Peace Deal”

US President Donald Trump told Reuters that Ukraine, not Russia, is blocking a potential peace deal. This rhetoric stands in stark contrast to the position of European allies, who consistently claim that Moscow has “little interest” in ending the war in Ukraine. In an exclusive interview in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump claimed that […]
2min 29
16.01.2026 Vladimir Morozov

A Battle for the Birth Rate

Watching the senseless and merciless attempts by the government, parliamentarians, and officials at all levels to “create incentives to increase the birth rate” brings tears to my eyes with emotion. What persistence is this? On the one hand, doing everything possible and impossible to ensure the birth rate dies, while on the other, constantly inventing […]
4min 42
16.01.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

Clintons Refuse to Testify in House Epstein Probe

The Clintons have been subpoenaed to testify in the Epstein case. The former first couple claimed the prosecution is politically motivated. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced they are refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons, in a letter […]
1min 84
15.01.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

The Justice Department is After the US Federal Reserve

The US Federal Reserve has received subpoenas from the Justice Department and is faced with charges. The reason for the subpoenas is violations during the recent renovation of the Federal Reserve building, costing over $2.5 billion. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated that the Justice Department has issued him subpoenas for information and testimony and […]
3min 119

Review & Opinion


11.01.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

Congress Implementing 2026 Plan

Congress begins implementing its 2026 plan: to rein in Trump and reclaim control… But to do this, they need to pass a budget. Will it work? First of all, the US Senate has NOT yet passed a resolution banning Trump from fighting Venezuela. By a vote of 52 to 47, the Senate only tabled S.J. […]
2min 266

09.01.2026 Vladimir Golstein

Russophobia as a “Sacred Mission” of the Nazis

How woke liberals learned to love Nazi collaborators and murderers. One the surface of it, it all looks strange if not shocking. The most progressive of the Americans and consequently of the western world, providing moral and financial support to the ultra-nationalist thugs who idolize mass murderers of the Bandera type. They don’t idolize Dr. […]
3min 238

05.01.2026 Robert Reich

The Quagmire of Trump’s Venezuela

The story of what’s happening in Venezuela is unfolding quickly and big questions are mounting. The immediate danger in Venezuela (and potentially in Columbia and Cuba) is chaos. Trump said, “We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” and that “we can’t take […]
4min 361

05.01.2026 Vladimir Golstein

The Tragedy of King Lear

By the End of the King Lear, the King Learns not Just Modesty in front of Men, but more Importantly, in front of Universe. In exchange with Cordelia, who returned from France in an attempt to save him from his two evil daughters, Lear learns that neither evil nor good of this world are the […]
3min 426

05.01.2026 Vladimir Golstein

What is the Kingdom of Lies?

People used to describe Soviet Union as the Kingdom of lies. In the words, attributed to Solzhenitsyn: “…the lie to us. We know that they are lying. They know that we know that they are lying. We know that they know that we know that they are lying.” And so on. But is it really […]
3min 443

24.12.2025 Sergey Stankevich

US Intelligence vs. Reuters

This has definitely never happened before. The US National Intelligence Agency, represented by its Director Tulsi Gabbard, issued a very harsh rebuff to provocative publications in Reuters. Here’s the gist of the matter. ARSTRATEMENT On December 20, Reuters published an article headlined “US Intelligence Indicates Putin’s Military Aims in Ukraine Have Not Changed.” The article […]
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Galleries


Culture & Art


10.01.2026 Egor Yakovlev

Revolutionary of Russian Theater: Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko

Russian and Soviet theater director, teacher, and founder of the Moscow Art Theater, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, was born on December 23, 1858. Nemirovich-Danchenko became fascinated with theater while still in high school. He set up a “windowsill theater” in his room. The young director assembled a troupe of actors from playing cards: kings, jacks, and queens. […]
2min 356

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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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A Czech Phenomenon

The Czech government, led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, has received a vote of confidence in parliament and has officially begun work. This will be an extremely rare government in today’s Europe, almost unique. It will focus—you won’t believe it!—on the problems of its own population and the needs of its voters. Almost all other […]

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