Putin rebuilding the Iron Curtain in his typical ‘hybrid’ fashion
Many people continue to carry with them an image of the Iron Curtain as consisting of barbed wire,…
Russian historian: 2014 Ukrainian Maidan affecting Russia much as 1863 Polish revolt did
Drawing on Richard Pipes’ argument that the 1863 Polish revolt was viewed by many Russians as an illegitimate…
Ukrainians must avoid making the kind of mistakes about Russia that Putin has made about them, Kirillova says
A few days ago, Mikhail Khodorkovsky said that he was completely certain that those Russian opposition figures who…
Genetic testing proves Putin is wrong about Crimea and Crimean Tatars
Historians, including Russian ones, have pointed out that Vladimir Putin’s claims that Crimea has been Russian from time…
Putin’s sabre rattling threatens Russia’s neighbors, the world, and Russia itself
Vladimir Putin’s increasingly belligerent stance and his announcement yesterday that Moscow will put in place 40 additional nuclear…
Human rights activist: ‘Absurd’ application of extremism laws in Russia today threatens everyone
Aleksandr Verkhovsky of the SOVA human rights monitoring organization says that the Ukrainian crisis and competition among Russian…
Why Russians are dying says a lot about Russia and its regime
Even before the increase in mortality rates among Russians in the first quarter of this year, Russians were…
Seven goals of Russian domestic propaganda have laid a trap for the Kremlin, Kirillova says
As a result of its propaganda effort at home, one that has seven main goals, Kseniya Kirillova says,…
Why is Belarus conducting military exercises on the Ukrainian border?
Two days ago, the Belarusian armed forces began a command staff exercise in Gomel oblast with the territorial…
Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine dividing Ukrainian and Russian baptists
Moscow’s annexation of Crimea and intervention in Ukraine’s Donbas has left many Ukrainian Baptist communities in a difficult…
Under Russian occupation, Crimean Tatar language rights exist ‘only on paper,’ Turkish rights activists say
A report by a group of Turkish human rights activists about the situation in occupied Crimea given to…
Russia becoming a ‘cultural desert’ thus putting its survival in doubt, Pain says
“There is nothing predetermined in the history of the development of humanity,” Emil Pain says, and consequently, “the…
Nuclear disarmament reversal — direct result of Putin’s invasion in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is changing the nuclear balance in the world in three ways: it is leading…
In addition to massive Siberian land lease, Beijing wants Moscow to agree to massive Chinese settlement
Transbaikal officials are working on a deal with China that would allow Chinese firms to lease more than…