Circassians and their fate: introduction into history of nation expelled by Russian Empire from Caucasus
[boxright] Russia’s act of genocide against Circassians lasted more than 150 years, Chukhua says [/boxright] The Circassians are…
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All that is wrong with defending Russia
Trenin writes, “Berlin is ending the era launched by Gorbachev of a trusting and friendly relationship with Moscow.”…
Supreme power of Putin’s FSB. Part 2: commercialization and criminalization, from “Bandit St. Petersburg” onward
The formation of a fundamentally new Russian political force – the FSB – took place throughout the entire…
Moscow Patriarchate nativizing its church branch in Belarus to prevent moves toward autocephaly
Specifically, Kirill said, “We came to the conclusion about the necessity of having at the head of the…
Supreme power of Putin’s FSB. Part 1: how the Soviet KGB became Russia’s FSB
“State security agencies have always been an instrument of the supreme power of the existing political regime… [In…
Vitaly Portnikov: Putin cannot be an ally or even an intermediary for the Belarusian people
She believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin could lean on Alyaksndr Lukashenka and make him enter into a…
Constitutions didn’t save USSR and won’t by themselves save Russia, Vanin says
Facing a situation in which there is growing popular discontent and increasing dysfunction in institutions, Vladimir Putin has…
Fourth week of protests in Russia’s Far East: everything you need to know
Massive rallies began in Russia’s far eastern city of Khabarovsk on July 11, and have been ongoing ever…
As Russian Far East protests enter fourth week, Khabarovsk residents now say ‘We are the power here!’
As the demonstrations in Khabarovsk which began as a protest against Moscow’s removal of the elected governor of…
Russia threatens to dispatch weapons to Donbas if U.S. clears military aid package
“I believe that if the United States allocates $300 million for military aid to Ukraine, it will open…
Crimean 2014 anschluss exacerbates Kremlin’s fears about Khabarovsk protests now, Russian analyst says
Many both in Russia and the West believe that the West’s non-recognition policy with regard to the Baltic…
Russian Wagner mercenaries arrested in Belarus: ‘little green men’ scenario, fighters in transit, or other?
What happened… The Wagner Group arrived in Minsk on the night of July 24-25; each man carried a…
Ukraine cuts more of last remaining links with post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States
In his critical commentary, Russian observer Fyodor Koloskov says that most people think Ukraine began to leave the…
Why Ukraine should support Yuri Dmitriev, Russian historian unearthing Stalin’s repressions
On July 22, a court in Russia’s Karelia region sentenced 64-year-old historian Yuri Dmitriev. The man was found…
Russia on course to suffer 400,000 more deaths than births in 2020, new Rosstat figures show
The number of deaths rose to 783,800, 0.3% more than in the same period in 2019, while the…
Russian authorities stage largest ever one-day raid against Jehovah’s witnesses
Not only does this bring to more than 1100 the number of searches and seizures the Russian authorities…
“We’re against the Putin regime!” Fifth day of protests in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk
On the morning of July 9, 2020, the governor of Khabarovsk Krai, Sergei Furgal, was arrested by FSB…
Putin’s talk about Russian lands in neighboring countries didn’t come out of nowhere
Most commentaries reacted to Putin’s words either with enthusiasm (some Russian imperialists), horror (almost everyone else in Russia…
Russian liberals opened the way for return of Stalinism, Inozsemtsev says
That is because the ways they chose to attack Stalin had the effect of separating the dictator from…
Current crisis pushing Russia toward Mussolini-style fascism, Pereslegin says
The Russian futurologist says that what happened across Europe in the 1930s is likely to be repeated given…