Russia

Vladimir Golstein09.10.2026

What is Going on in Germany, and is this the Waning of Anglo-American Influence? German elite had been successfully colonized by English. English language, English thinking, English rhetoric, English sensitivity, English/American Political Correctness and simplifying political discourse. The result of this colonizing is obvious as are its goals — ever since the war with Napoleon […]

Yuri Chekalin31.08.2026

The story of Grigori Rasputin has long existed somewhere between history and legend. Hundreds of books have been written about him, countless myths have grown around his name, and “Rasputin” itself has become almost a byword. Far less is known, however, about the lives of his children. Yet the story of his eldest daughter, Maria, […]

Yaroslav Listov17.08.2026

The 130th anniversary of the birth of Iona Emmanuilovich Yakir (1896–1937), a Red Army commander of the 1st rank and one of the most talented military leaders of the Russian Civil War, is being commemorated this year. Yakir was born in Chișinău into the family of a pharmacist. He studied chemistry at the University of […]

Alexander Rimov09.08.2026

On July 22, 2026, Nikita Nikolayevich Zezin, a distinguished agricultural scientist and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, died at the age of 67. The official cause of death was a heart attack. But his colleagues, friends, and public figures across Russia believe something far more sinister happened: they say Zezin was killed. […]

Yuri Chekalin25.07.2026

The transformation of political vocabulary represents only the first stage in the symbolic reconstruction of legitimacy. Toward the Symbolic Reconstruction of Authority Words acquire their fullest political meaning when they become embodied in public ceremonies, commemorative practices, national symbols, civic rituals, monuments, and the visible performance of political authority. Revolutionary governments therefore moved beyond language […]

Yuri Chekalin18.07.2026

The temperature was pushing 40°C. The humidity felt like a steam bath. Still, a man has to eat. So I bought some fruit and wandered through a park in central Tokyo, happily snacking on grapes. Then I noticed a portrait of the Russian imperial family. A group of Russian expatriates was putting on some sort […]

Kamil Askerkhanov18.07.2026

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad stated that the main parameters of an agreement with Russia have already been finalized. The project envisages the supply of up to 55 billion cubic meters of Russian gas annually through Azerbaijani territory. In my view, these statements deserve far more attention than they have received. Taken separately, they appear […]

Yaroslav Listov08.07.2026

One hundred and forty-five years ago, a man was born whose name became legendary even during his lifetime. At full gallop he rides, Bursting into life and immortality— Grigory Kotovsky, rebel and brigade commander, A four-time bearer of high honors. During the revolutionary year of 1905, still unsure of the proper way to fight the […]

Yaroslav Listov06.07.2026

“If We Have to Elect a Body, We’ll Elect a Body”: Yeltsin’s Heart Attack and How the Truth Was Hidden from the Country. On June 26, 1996, one week before the second round of the presidential election, Boris Yeltsin suffered his fifth heart attack of the year—the result of heavy drinking and the “jumping and […]

Yuri Chekalin01.07.2026

”…Death will bestow on us the bells of glory. Yet we pass through this world as envoys Of a country that has no name.” — Alexander Galich We were leaving Russia. Three years had passed since we had made the decision to emigrate to the United States—three years and an endless number of certificates, documents, […]

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The Death of Anglo Influence

Rasputin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary Life of Maria Rasputin

How a Chemistry Student Defeated the Tsarist Generals

A Tragedy That Shook Russia

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.9)

How Japan Marked the Anniversary

Eurasian Energy Corridor

A Living Legend

How the Truth About Yeltsin Was Hidden from the Country

A Life: For My Grandfather, Iosif Lvovich Mirkin

The Death of Anglo Influence

I’m a Traveler

Saudi Arabia’s Cybercar Bet

Will November Be a Democratic Triumph?