The conflict in Ukraine could escalate into an international one, and the use of nuclear weapons is also possible — a new report has been released about this by the RAND Corporation, traditionally called the “shadow CIA” and the “Pentagon at a distance.” RAND publishes three possible scenarios for “unintended” escalation: 1. If a Russian […]

Sergey Stankevich26.09.2023

The authoritative scientific journal Nature Geoscience published the results of many years of research by an international group of scientists about the future of planet Earth. Frankly speaking, there is little comfort. Statistics of changes in the Earth’s geosphere and biosphere were analyzed using a supercomputer and AI. Modeling has shown that in the next […]

Yuri Chekalin25.09.2023

Japan, at first glance, is some kind of an incredible tangle of paradoxes. One first impression is enough. For instance, how is it possible that although people get to see little of anything other than work, working 70 and sometimes 100 hours a month, and literally die at work (there is even a special word […]

Sergey Stankevich22.09.2023

Rupert Murdoch, the great and terrible Wizard of the media world, has stepped down as chairman of two conglomerates — Fox Corp and News Corp — ending a phenomenal career spanning more than seven decades. Murdoch managed to create the greatest media empire in human history, stretching from Australia to the United States. He seemed […]

Sergey Stankevich20.09.2023

A new turn in the history of nuclear energy is taking place in the Far East. Construction begins in the Ust-Yansky region of Yakutia first in the world ground-based low-power nuclear power plant (LNP). The station is being built by JSC RAOS, a subsidiary of the state corporation Rosatom. The ASMM project is based on […]

Viktor Alksnis18.09.2023

Returning to the topic of placing Sarmat strategic missiles on combat duty, I would like to draw the attention of dear readers to the fact that test launches of missiles before being put into service and placed on combat duty are not carried out for the purpose of fulfilling bureaucratic procedures. This is vitally important […]

Viktor Alksnis17.09.2023

I hope it is abundantly clear — all these roundabout ways to do with the volunteers for contract service might be connected with the Russian government’s fears that carrying out a new mobilization might cause less positive sentiments among the general population. That is why the word “mobilization” is seems to be put on the […]

Vladimir Grigoryan16.09.2023

The political blindness of the communists resulted in the fact that Ukrainian nationalism was formed on the basis of Russian nationalism, which fell on fertilized soil by Austrian and German nationalists. Thomas Venclova expressed a fairly sensible idea: “Many in the Baltic countries and throughout Eastern Europe consider Russian nationalism to be an absolute evil, […]

Nicholas Erin12.09.2023

Japan is planning to reduce reviewing residency process for IT engineers from this autumn on. Applicants will be able to receive residency status within a month if they are hired inside National Strategic Special Zones. This process currently takes three months. Foreign white-collar workers must obtain status of residence before entering Japan. They also submit […]

Yuri Chekalin21.08.2023

In Japan, many things are deeply symbolic. For example, every dish that is served on the New Year’s table has its own meaning. Therefore, it is easy to guess that gifts also have a hidden meaning in this country. And if you present a gift to a person older than you (by rank or age), […]

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