Russia

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 […]

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 […]

Sergey Stankevich12.10.2024

There is such an important social indicator as the “replacement rate”. It shows how much the average pension in a given country (as a percentage) is from the average salary. A replacement rate above 50% is considered desirable — it depends on how it works out. Russia has had long-standing difficulties with this indicator. In […]

Alexander Palladin10.10.2024

The French army has begun to prepare for a new direct clash with our country, claims the American publication Politico, having studied the documents of the French Ministry of Defense. According to the head of the land command of the French army in Europe, General Bertrand Toujouse, “earlier we only played at war” with Russia, […]

Sergey Stankevich07.10.2024

The C919, China’s first domestically-produced long-haul passenger jet, is now in regular commercial service. It is the first domestically-produced commercial jet produced by the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). Boeing and Airbus make almost all the world’s commercial aircraft. Now China wants to get in on the fun and break the duopoly in […]

Tony Rocchi05.10.2024

One of the greatest unknowns about the history of the Russian Revolution and Civil War of 1917-1922 is the extent of political terrorism during these years. There were many terrorist attacks and politically motivated killings during the Revolution of 1917-1922. Note that historians now tend to combine the February and October Revolutions of 1917 and […]

Viktor Alksnis02.10.2024

It seems to me that many readers of my articles underestimate the danger of depriving Russia of its place as a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Incidentally, the UN Security Council is the only one authorized to decide on issues of war and peace. Currently, the Russian Federation, having the right of veto, […]

Sergey Stankevich28.09.2024

Volodymyr Zelensky threatens Europe. The current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, addressing the members of the UN Security Council, in particular, reported: “Ukraine has received information that Russia is planning to attack three of its nuclear power plants. We have evidence of this. If Russia is ready to go so far, this means that nothing […]

Georgy Litvinchuk27.09.2024

On September 24, 1911, Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko was born. Younger people probably won’t even remember who he was. He headed the USSR for only 11 months and was remembered only for reinstating the 94-year-old Molotov, who had fallen into disgrace under Khrushchev, into the party. Meanwhile, if he had lived at least another six months, […]

Klim Zhukov25.09.2024

The eductional reforms are once again a subject to discussions. Studying for 11 years at school is an unaffordable luxury, soon secondary, like higher education, will be “compressed in time,” said Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to the Russian president, head of the Russian Military Historical Society and former Minister of Culture. “Time dictates a reduction […]

Biden, Scholz, Macron and Starmer Talked Like… Gendarmes

About Ukraine — with a Bleeding Heart: Listen!

Pensions are Worse and Worse

Macron is Setting off on a Campaign… Again to Russia

An Inconspicuous Event of Great Significance

Terrorism in the Revolution of 1917-1922: an even greater unknown

Russia’s Place in the UN Security Council

Three Chernobyls at Once

Controversial Chernenko

Medinsky: Education Should be Compressed in Time

Rasputin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary Life of Maria Rasputin

Priestesses of Love

August 17

Japanese Communism: A Century of Revolution, Underground Struggle, and Parliamentary Politics