Russian forces in Qarabagh violating their rules of engagement, Baku says
In yet another indication that the November 10 declaration was not a peace accord and that conflicts over…
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Qarabagh war outcome opens way for Putin to create ‘post-Soviet space 2.0,’ Dubnov says
The most important outcome of the Qarabagh war was not the defeat of Armenia, the victory of Azerbaijan…
Kazakhstan president lashes out at Russian suggestions Moscow ‘gave’ his republic land
Last month, Vyacheslav Nikonov, head of the Russian Duma’s education and science committee, observed that “the territory of…
Who’s winning on the Ukraine-Russia historical narrative battlefield?
The Ukrainian Institute and One Philosophy Group started a joint research initiative to outline the dominant narratives in…
Former Berkut riot police from Ukraine now dispersing anti-Lukashenka protests in Belarus
In Belarus, protests against widespread election fraud are into their fifth month. Peaceful protesters have shown remarkable resilience…
Moscow splitting Finno-Ugric languages to promote assimilation to Russian, Mari linguist says
Some people view what the Russian authorities are doing as solicitous of ethnic differences, says Kuznetsova, the Estonian…
Moldova’s presidential election: the Russians were not coming (this time)
Putin, who had practically abandoned incumbent President Igor Dodon ahead of the election (see below), became one of…
Why don’t Belarus protesters shun Russia?
With an astonishing 80.23% of votes in the recent Belarusian presidential elections, the incumbent president – Alyaksandr Lukashenka…
Russia’s occupation of Ukraine: a historical and centuries-old process
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict reaches back to the times when Ukraine emerged on the world map. In fact, it…
Historical falsification latest stage in Russia’s ethnocide of Circassians, Khakuasheva says
Moscow’s falsification of the history of the Circassians and its disavowal of the imperial nature of Russian policy…
More Crimea-like annexations are possible, Moscow scholar says
Since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, one of the most important questions has been whether or not Moscow…
Moscow has long sought to destroy Slavic languages other than Russian, Zolotaryev says
The Russian government’s efforts to undermine and push out of general use Turkic and Finno-Ugric languages are well-known,…
Portnikov describes three often unacknowledged truths about Ukraine
In a wide-ranging and even programmatic interview with the After Empire portal, Ukrainian commentator Vitaly Portnikov describes three…
Portnikov: A cup that cracked
The Church of Greece became the first after the Patriarchate of Constantinople to recognize the Ukrainian autocephaly. At…
Ukraine has separated from Russia, but Russia hasn’t from Ukraine, Shelin says
“The victory of the Kyiv revolution in February 2014 marked the final divorce of Ukraine and Russia and…
Putinism is a genuinely new threat and not simply a revival of earlier ones, Yakovenko says
Putinism represents a new threat to the world, one very different in fundamental ways from those of earlier…
New Siberian website provides data on Russification of non-Russians and repression of Russians
At a time when most Russian sites are devoted to promoting an entirely positive image of the Russian…
Ukrainian autocephaly a defeat for Putin but a victory for a future Free Russia, Illarionov says
Many commentators have suggested that the grant of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine is a great…
‘Putin’s Ribbentrop’ emphasizes Moscow still wants all of Ukraine, Portnikov says
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow will not recognize the Donbas "republics" because to do so would…
Putinism – a greater threat to humanity than anything the West has faced before, Yakovenko says
Speaking to the Forum of Free Russia in Vilnius, Igor Yakovenko says that “over its many thousand years…