Russia

Viktor Alksnis24.09.2024

Russia will not participate in the second peace summit that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to hold in the fall, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, her words are quoted on the website of the Foreign Ministry. According to her, this summit “has nothing to do with the settlement,” and its goal is “to push […]

Viktor Alksnis21.09.2024

Many commentators waving Yandex (Google) maps with space images of the arsenals and storage bases of the Russian Ministry of Defense forget about elementary things. Firstly, these space images are usually long-term from the moment of shooting. Sometimes several years. After all, the images are purchased from operator companies, and their cost is very high. […]

Tony Rocchi19.09.2024

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The year 1908 was somewhat pivotal for Leo Tolstoy, the world’s greatest writer. In that year, Tolstoy wrote «I Cannot Be Silent» in which he condemned the government for using violence against revolutionaries and ordinary people during the Revolution of 1905-1907. As Tolstoy wrote: “You say the atrocities committed by the revolutionaries are terrible. I […]

Viktor Alksnis16.09.2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin always carefully weighs his responses to the actions of Western countries, although Russian experts are also considering tougher options. On Monday, September 16, President Putin ordered the regular size of the Russian army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million active servicemen in a move that would make it […]

Tony Rocchi13.09.2024

Leo Tolstoy, the world’s greatest writer, is often glorified as the apostle of non-violent resistance to evil. Tolstoy has been hailed as a Christian anarchist who inspired the heroism of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As noted in the previous article, Tolstoy exonerated terrorists and revolutionaries in his letter “I Cannot Be Silent” […]

Vladimir Morozov12.09.2024

According to Rosstat, the birth rate in Russia has fallen to a historic low. In the first half of 2024, only 599.6 thousand children were born in our country, which is 16.6 thousand less than in the same period last year. At the same time, the birth rate in 2023 was the lowest in the […]

Klim Zhukov08.09.2024

On September 5, 1919, Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev, a Red Army commander and participant in the First World War and the Civil War, was killed. He was awarded three St. George’s Crosses and one medal in the First World War. He was also awarded the Order of the Red Banner (1919). Chapayev was killed as a […]

Tony Rocchi06.09.2024

The generation of terrorists in the Russian Empire between 1901-1911 constitute a unique generation in the history of European and world terrorism. This generation created mass terrorism in today’s world. These terrorists also found a supporter in Leo Tolstoy, the world’s greatest writer. The government’s decision in August 1906 to use speedy courts martial against […]

Viktor Alksnis05.09.2024

It seems that the issue of building the Soyuz-Vostok gas pipeline through Mongolia to China was not resolved during the official visit of the Russian President to Ulaanbaatar. Apparently, Mongolia succumbed to pressure from China and removed the issue of building the gas pipeline from the agenda. Let me remind you of the essence of […]

Viktor Alksnis05.09.2024

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Western countries have always sought to break up Russia. “The spearhead is aimed, at this stage, against Russia. As the president said in February in his address to the Federal Assembly, instead of Russia they need a dependent, fading, dying space where they can do whatever they want. […]

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The Second Peace Summit Without Russia

War Came to Russia

Tolstoy and the Culture of Violence in the Russian Empire

Russian Experts are Considering Tougher Options

Leo Tolstoy: a Man of Contradictions

The Birth Rate in Russia Continues to Fall Catastrophically

Life and Death of Vasily Chapayev

Leo Tolstoy and a Unique Generation of Terrorists

In Mongolia, Soyuz-Vostok Gasline Remains of the Agenda

Lavrov’s Special Message

How a Chemistry Student Defeated the Tsarist Generals

Netanyahu Calls Britain an “Islamic Country with Nuclear Weapons”

Where Is All That American Oil Really Going?

Why We’re a Problem