Analysis: ‘Putin isn’t a politician. He’s a spy and a provocateur’
Russia, the 19th century Russian poet Fyodor Tyutchev reminded the world, cannot be measured by “an ordinary yardstick.”…
Gyumri events in Armenia could spark a new war over Karabakh
The murder of an Armenian family in Gyumri by a Russian soldier and the failure of Yerevan to…
Alfred Koch: Putin’s rejection of science and fear of the educated destroying Russia’s future
Vladimir Putin “understands that the threat to his regime is to be found among the thinking and educated”…
Igor Eidman: Putin became a fascist-style leader in mid-2014
Some object to the application of the term “fascist” to Vladimir Putin and his regime because he was…
Expert: Looming ethnic conflicts in Russia will be ‘more devastating’ than in Europe
The looming decline in the number of Russian births, the increase in emigration, and the rise in the…
Gorbachev’s ‘greatest mistake’ — Black January in Baku 25 years ago
Twenty-five years ago today, on Mikhail Gorbachev’s order, Soviet troops by land, sea and air invaded the Azerbaijani…
New Russian law making Siberia ‘a state within a state’ and opening the way to separatism
Over the holidays, Russians have nonetheless paid attention to many things, including the war in Ukraine and the…
Kaliningrad’s German churches will be in ruins within 5 years
The 133 German churches in Kaliningrad oblast, many of which are irreplaceable cultural treasures, will all be in…
Moscow’s neo-imperialism seen sparking more Maidans in post-Soviet states
The anger Armenians are displaying at Moscow’s protection of a soldier who killed a family of Armenians and…
A Russian European’s cri de coeur appears in Pskov newspaper
Not all Russians accept Vladimir Putin’s view that Russia must follow a path separate from Europe, one that…
EU will not recognize Crimean anschluss ‘in this Millenium,’ Mogherini says
Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief, commenting on Russia’s annexation of Crimea, says that “we will never…
Experts: Putin killing Russians and Russia’s future by cutting vodka prices
Vladimir Putin may have won some support with his plan to cut prices for alcohol and may even…
Ukraine’s drive to become a European country leads Russians to see their country isn’t one
Ukraine’s drive to become a European country is forcing Russians to recognize that their country isn’t one, a…
Putin’s strategy in Ukraine: “one step backward and two steps forward”
Faced with mounting problems at home and abroad, Vladimir Putin seeks “a breathing space,” one he believes he…