Donald Trump’s appearance in the McDonald’s window and his arrival at the stadium where the Pittsburgh Steelers were playing the New York Jets were two of the coolest PR moves by the former and future US president. The Steelers, by the way, beat the New Yorkers 37-15. And two former Pittsburgh Steeler stars Antonio Brown […]

Alexander Palladin23.10.2024

Back in 1935, when the 25th anniversary of Leo Tolstoy’s death was marked by many Soviet newspapers and magazines, my father was sent to Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy’s former estate and burial place. He was given an editors’ assignment to bring back some new interesting facts about the deceased author of War And Peace and many […]

Sergey Stankevich22.10.2024

At the very first BRICS meeting on October 22, the most acute conflict situations that currently exist on the globe will be discussed in a narrow format. And, naturally, the Ukrainian crisis will not be without discussion. Experts expect that representatives of Brazil and China will outline their understanding of these conflicts. And they will […]

Alexander Palladin22.10.2024

It is generally accepted that the first Soviet citizens to undergo internships at Columbia University were the future architect of perestroika, Gorbachev’s closest (after his wife) adviser, Alexander Yakovlev, Oleg Kalugin, who later became a KGB general, and two others whose names have sunk into oblivion. As part of the thawing of relations between the […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky21.10.2024

CNN reports: The United States is investigating a leak of classified information about Israel’s plans to retaliate against Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter. One of the sources confirmed the authenticity of the documents. The documents, dated October 15 and 16, began circulating online on Friday after being posted on Telegram by […]

Ivan Baturin21.10.2024

In connection with the growing international tension, many recall how signs of preparation for war were detected in the past. I recently read online: before the US invaded Iraq in 2003, a pizzeria located near the Pentagon began to receive many times more orders from employees of this department who were transferred to round-the-clock duty. […]

Sergey Stankevich20.10.2024

In the sense that they promised to bring “rules-based order” to Europe. They discussed Volodymyr Zelensky’s “victory plan” and promised to help as much as they could. But without extremism. Thus, the four leaders grossly violated the important rule of “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine”. But they can. The Fathers can. Vladimir Zelensky was nearby […]

Alexander Palladin19.10.2024

38 years ago, in the capital of Iceland, Gorbachev and Reagan had their second personal meeting. It almost ended with an agreement on the complete elimination of nuclear missile weapons of the USSR and the USA. Fortunately for us, at the last moment, the advisers of the then head of the White House persuaded […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky19.10.2024

It also mandated that election commissions and counties certify election results “even if there is information about irregularities.” The battle over “how to count” is particularly intense in Georgia. Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney has made two important decisions in a week regarding the conduct of elections in Georgia. First, the requirement for hand recounts […]

Sergey Stankevich18.10.2024

There is no and will not be any “freezing of the war”. No one will stop the fighting along the front line. They say, let’s just stop the war and freeze everything as is. And then everyone will do their own thing. No, Moscow will say, don’t “let’s”. Now, they will say, this is already […]

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