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Egor Yakovlev29.06.2026

Once upon a time, Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev invented a smokeless pyrocollodion powder. At the time, European armies were rearming, and the Russian Naval Ministry reasoned that it would be better to have its own smokeless propellant technology than to rely on pyroxylin, which was already being produced at the Okhta Powder Works using French technology […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky28.06.2026

John Bolton pleads guilty to charges of mishandling classified documents. John Bolton—one of Washington’s most prominent hawks, a staunch Russia critic, and a frequent political firebrand—served for a time as National Security Advisor during Trump’s first administration. Shortly after leaving office, he became one of the president’s fiercest critics. He later published a memoir about […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky28.06.2026

The resolution calls for an end to any military action against Iran without congressional approval and for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the conflict zone. The resolution passed by a vote of 50 to 48. Four Republican senators voted in favor: Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Bill Cassidy. Two Republicans were absent: […]

Yuri Chekalin27.06.2026

In the city of Uchtensk, Bureaucracy lived. It never walked—it went through the proper approval process. It never spoke—it issued directives. Even its mirror reflected a person only after they presented valid identification. One day, a citizen attempted the impossible: to obtain a certificate stating that he existed. “Please fill out an application to receive […]

Vladimir Golstein26.06.2026

Dostoevsky sets the events of his Brothers Karamazov in the style of Greek Tragedy. At least the events concerning Fyodor Karamazov, the father of all Karamazov’s brothers. Throughout the novel, Fyodor is on the collision course. All he does is challenging invisible hand of justice, pushing further and further into moral black hole. He rapes […]

Kirill Benediktov25.06.2026

While the world’s attention is focused on the U.S. and Iran emerging from the Middle East crisis, an even more unpredictable drama is unfolding behind the scenes of Washington politics: the rivalry between the two most likely successors to Trump in 2028, J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio. Evidence that this struggle is intensifying can be […]

Robert Reich24.06.2026

Today I start my ninth decade on earth. It’s astounding and distressing, but I suppose it’s better than the alternative. In his latter years, my father would always answer my weekly phone question, “How are you, Dad?” with a brisk “Still here!” Several of my joints ache, I can’t remember shit, I can no longer […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky23.06.2026

This fall, the “new blood” could seriously influence both the composition of Congress and political power in major cities. From New York to Los Angeles, the organization Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) continues to promote its candidates for Congress and for leadership positions in cities. In New York, socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier is running for […]

Yaroslav Listov22.06.2026

Eighty-five years ago, on June 22, 1941, the Great Patriotic War began. And today, more than ever, it is important to respond to the brazen falsehood about June 22—that the USSR was allegedly not preparing for war with Germany. It was preparing. And it was preparing on a massive, systematic scale, at the cost of […]

Yuri Chekalin21.06.2026

Today, we remember Viktor Alksnis on what would have been his 76th birthday. Although he passed away in 2025, his memory endures through a lifetime of public service, principled advocacy, and unwavering commitment to the causes he believed in. Born on June 21, 1950, Alksnis belonged to a generation that witnessed profound historical transformations. As […]

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Socialists Continue to Gain Popularity Within the Democratic Party

85 Years Ago…

A Tribute to Viktor Imantovich Alksnis

The Michael Jackson Biopic is Missing its Most Controversial Story

Madama Butterfly and the Japan of the Western Imagination

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Terminator Is about 80 Years Old