Germany

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 […]

Gleb Targonsky16.04.2026

Today we’ll talk about the cute and long dachshund. The word “dachshund” itself comes from the German “Dachshund,” which can be translated as “badger dog.” However, in modern Germany, this word is obsolete; Germans use the word “Dackel.” Historians debate exactly when dachshunds first appeared in Germany. Some, citing references in 16th- and 17th-century chronicles […]

Vladimir Golstein05.02.2026

How and why Germans have lost it, is not clear to me. I don’t live in the country and I don’t have a way to study events all the way to their causes. But the results are obvious for anyone to see. Here is an emblem of what I am talking about. Long time ago, […]

Vladimir Grigoryan05.04.2025

You see, I heard this nonsense about the Marshall Plan and the like when they were breaking up the USSR, inspiring Georgia, ruining Ukraine. I have already written about this, but the topic seems to be eternal. The enthusiasts just can’t calm down — they continue to pester, and I can’t find the strength to […]

Yuri Chekalin03.03.2025

Few people know that the historical consultant on the set of the Russian cult film “17 Moments of Spring” was the real SS Obersturmführer (i.e. Senior Lieutenant) Heinz Felfe, who personally knew Müller and Schellenberg and helped to supplement their images with historical accuracy. Unfortunately, the consultant’s name was not indicated in the credits. But […]

Yuri Chekalin27.01.2025

German worker August Landmesser, whose wife was Jewish, refused to salute Hitler. This famous photograph was taken in 1936. The photo shows workers giving the Nazi salute during the launch of the training ship Horst Wessel. Only August Landmesser crossed his arms instead of saluting. This photograph is a historical document of that era when […]

Sergey Stankevich03.11.2024

Die Zeit and news.sky.com write: Volkswagen will soon cut tens of thousands of jobs. This is due to the carmaker’s plans to close at least three plants in Germany. “The company’s board of directors wants to close at least three VW plants in Germany,” said Daniela Cavallo, a member of the board of directors has […]

Sergey Stankevich21.09.2024

While Germans have been preoccupied with migration and the war in Ukraine in recent years, their economy has been slowly deteriorating. After years of ignoring what was plainly visible to the rest of the world, Germans are slowly waking up to the reality that they are in deep trouble as the four horsemen of the […]

Sergey Stankevich17.06.2024

Time is running out for Olaf Scholz. Germany’s Social Democrats have their worst showing in federal elections in more than a century. If Scholz thought he could escape retribution after his party was relegated to a humiliating third place by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), he may be mistaken. Scholz says that there is […]

Klim Zhukov27.05.2024

On May 27, 1525, Thomas Münzer, a glorious son of the German people, a German preacher during the Reformation, who spoke out against the sinful way of life, contrasting it with the gospel ideal, was executed. Münzer’s oratory and preaching talent most clearly manifested itself during a large-scale uprising of German peasants who fought against […]

85 Years Ago…

A Brave Little Dog for the German Kaiser

Germany: The Key to What Happened to Europe

About the Marshall Plan

Former SS Obersturmführer in the service of the KGB

The Man Who Refused to Salute Hitler

Drama In Germany

Germany’s Bad Economic Hangover

Scholz’s Last Breath

“Let Your Sword Not Become Cold With Blood”

The Michael Jackson Biopic is Missing its Most Controversial Story

Madama Butterfly and the Japan of the Western Imagination

The Spanish Civil War at 90: the Republic’s Response

Terminator Is about 80 Years Old