Even people who accept that the North Caucasus is a Russian colony often argue that the republics of that region would be incapable of living on their own. But Avraam Shmulyevich says that history shows they could and that both they and...
It is restless again on the Russian Federation’s (RF) southern border. This unrest should not be a surprise for the readers of my articles, considering the articles on the march of Islamic extremism and its pursuit of a (virtual)...
I met Julia in 2016, when being a volunteer in the summer peace camp for Ukrainian kids who either came from the frontline areas of Donbas or had been internally displaced persons. In this camp, the participants not only relaxed but also...
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often appears to be is far too large for anyone to keep up with. But there needs to be a way to mark those which can’t be discussed in...
The frozen conflicts Russia controls in the territory of the neighboring states are: Transnistrian conflict in Moldova (also known as Transdniester conflict) Abkhazian conflict in Georgia South Ossetian conflict in Georgia Annexation of...
On February 18, President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree on recognition of “passports” issued by so-called DNR and LNR in Russia. So-called Luhansk people’s republic adopted the Russian ruble as its basic monetary unit on 1...
Unlike occupied Crimea, Russia has not annexed Abkhazia. Just like in Ukrainian Donbas, the idea of separatism was promoted there with the help of the Russian military. Officially Russia distances itself from ruling the region, but in...
Given loose talk among some in the West about recognizing a Russian sphere of influence over the former Soviet space, a Moscow blogger has brought back yet another term from the past to describe what he says should be the basis for the...
This is Russian-occupied Luhansk today. Goats graze weeds growing from cracks in the pavement near the robbed and abandoned Volkswagen dealership. The entire city is represented in one photo. I’d say – the entire...
Ukraine, Georgia, and Syria are all part of one story. The new video by Euromaidan Press explores the connection between Putin’s wars outside and inside Russia and what implications this has for the global order of things. There are...
On 28 September 2017, Ukraine’s new law on education entered into force. Called to advance Ukraine’s badly needed education reform, it has been praised for introducing the concept of competence-orientation and giving schools...
