Time 08.January 2026
07.01.2026 Tony Rocchi

The Apocalypse of 1917

The Russian Revolution of 1917-1922 as the Apocalypse of the 20th Century. More than 100 years have passed since the Russian Revolution of 1917-1922, but, in so many respects, this revolution is still a great unknown for us. We can say the same about other great revolutions in Europe. Asked what he thought was the […]
4min 47
05.01.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

US Senate to Vote on War Powers Resolution

A bipartisan group in the upper chamber may block military action against Venezuela. Next week, the Senate will vote on a bipartisan war powers resolution aimed at preventing President Trump from continuing military action against Venezuela. The resolution, which would prohibit the administration from engaging in further military action against Venezuela, is a privileged resolution […]
2min 80
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 64
05.01.2026 Vladimir Morozov

Europeans Won’t Understand Us

Why Western civilization is not our path. Three days before New Year’s 1909, the most powerful earthquake in European history, measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale, almost completely destroyed several Italian cities, including Messina, claiming the lives of nearly 200,000 people. The first to come to the aid of the survivors were Russian sailors from […]
2min 69
05.01.2026 Kirill Benediktov

Beneficiaries of Trump’s Venezuelan Invasion

Who on Trump’s team won and who lost from the Venezuelan invasion? According to the British newspaper The Financial Times, the core of the staff that prepared Operation Midnight Hammer included US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. However, the American website Axios claims that Trump’s […]
2min 90

Review & Opinion


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 64

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 86

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 108

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 […]
4min 560

14.12.2025 Robert Reich

How Christmas Will Steal the Trump

Trump gave what was billed as a “Christmas speech” in rural Pennsylvania this past week that began with his “wishing each and every one of you a very merry Christmas, happy New Year, all of that stuff” and boasting that now, under his presidency, “everybody’s saying ‘merry Christmas’ again.” Then he claimed — contrary to […]
3min 730

03.12.2025 Vladimir Morozov

The BRICS Association Has the Potential to Become a Subject

Many reflections have been published on the prospects of BRICS, an organization that is still perceived ambiguously in the world. The founding organizers (2006) demonstrated that country-based associations of non-Western civilizations can exist in the world. Although this vessel is currently only a quarter filled with meaning, it exists. As a fact. As a factor […]
3min 709

Galleries


Culture & Art


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 […]
4min 2602

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 […]
1min 4536

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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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, […]
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The Apocalypse of 1917

The Russian Revolution of 1917-1922 as the Apocalypse of the 20th Century. More than 100 years have passed since the Russian Revolution of 1917-1922, but, in so many respects, this revolution is still a great unknown for us. We can say the same about other great revolutions in Europe. Asked what he thought was the […]

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