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Kirill Benediktov28.05.2025

The Russian word “Politburo” has become firmly established in the modern political language of the United States. And we have Joe Robinette Biden, the 46th president of the country, to thank for this. The recently published and already bestselling book “Original Sin: The Decline of President Biden, His Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Decision to Run […]

Dmitry Narinsky27.05.2025

Every city is unique in its own way. A unique image is formed largely by natural factors and architecture. It is this combination that creates what we value, what we admire — originality. The originality of a city is its unique image, the aroma of a place, the space of streets and squares, a mental […]

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 […]

Sergey Stankevich24.05.2025

On Donald Trump’s signal, the US Department of Defense accepted a gift from the Qatari Ministry of Defense of a luxury Boeing 747-8 aircraft in an exclusive VIP configuration. This gift aircraft will temporarily replace the current 40-year-old presidential aircraft Air Force One. According to Trump, we are talking about a “very public and transparent […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky23.05.2025

All international students at Harvard must transfer or leave the U.S. The Trump administration has blocked Harvard University from accepting international students. Current students have two options: transfer or leave the country. The Department of Homeland Security announced the action Thursday, saying Harvard had created an unsafe campus environment by allowing “anti-American, pro-terror agitators” to […]

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 […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky21.05.2025

First impressions. And what’s next? 1). The negotiations were clearly not going smoothly. Trump desperately needs “at least something”, and preferably “peace at any cost”. Such a peace does not suit Russia and Putin, and this is a critical, vital impossibility. 2). Trump did not succumb to pressure from European “partners” (who are in fact […]

Sergey Stankevich21.05.2025

Bloomberg on the US President’s statement following talks with the Russian President. The publication notes that European leaders are “disappointed” that the US President “does not want to impose more sanctions” on Russia and “is abandoning his own ceasefire proposal.” In addition, European leaders fear that Trump will abandon his efforts to end the war, […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky19.05.2025

The basis was a social media post that could mean a call to assassinate the US president. Former FBI Director and longtime Trump foe James Comey posted a photo on his social media account from his vacation in the Seychelles, where the numbers “8647” were laid out in the sand using shells. Trump supporters believed […]

Vladimir Golstein18.05.2025

Who Are the Guardians Who Lead us to … Perdition. Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov has this insightful episode. Drunken Fyodor, the father of the Karamazovs, embarks on one of his favorite diatribes against the church. They are dishonest, they trade in superstitions, they exploit the peasants, they make up stories, and they try to shame scoundrels […]

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