Profound contraction of ethnic Russians in former Soviet republics since 1989
The number of ethnic Russians in what were the non-Russian republics of the former Soviet Union has fallen…
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Declining birthrates among Russians accelerating demographic decline, Rosstat figures show
Rosstat, the Russian government’s statistics agency, reports that during the first four months of 2017, Russians gave birth…
Putin doesn’t want Russians to continue focusing on Crimea, Goryunova says
Vladimir Putin, who exploited Russian euphoria over the Anschluss of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea three years ago…
10% decline in number of births in Russia frightens economists
Just before the May holidays, Russia’s state statistical agency released figures on births, deaths and marriages that Moscow…
‘Why should Russian taxpayers be interested in Ukraine?’
Eight days ago, US Secretary of State posed a rhetorical question to his G-7 counterparts, “Why should US…
‘Crimea effect’ weaker but still significant for the Kremlin, experts say
With the passing of time, the euphoria with which Russians greeted the Crimean Anschluss has weakened, a process…
Seven things Russians need to understand about their country and themselves now
Many of the problems Russians now face are rooted in their firmly-held misconceptions about the nature of Russia…
The American style of identity Moscow fears to seek for Russians
Those in Moscow who want Russians and non-Russians within the borders of the Russian Federation to give up…
Disentangling the ‘fraternal’ Russian and Ukrainian peoples in 1991 and now
Two new commentaries, one about Russia’s refusal to enter into any larger political structure in 1991 if Ukraine…
Russian poetess: Evil and cruelty deified not condemned in Russia today
In Russia today, the state by celebrating some of the most odious figures in the Russian past is…
A new man emerges in Russia – Homo Putinisticus – Eidman says
Russian society is now divided between “Russian Europeans” and members of a new species, Homo Putinisticus, according to…
Ukrainians’ strong horizontal ties a serious weakness when it comes to their attitudes about Russians, Shchetkina says
One of the greatest advantages Ukrainians have relative to Russians is the strength of horizontal ties in Ukrainian…
Savchenko free, Russians furious and confused
“One Ukrainian woman is worth two Russian men,” many commentators noted as they witnessed an obviously unsymmetrical comeback…
Russian journalist Valeriy Solovey: What Russians don’t like about Ukrainians
Russian historian and journalist Valeriy Solovey gives a tongue-in-cheek account of what motivates Russian dislike of Ukrainians… or…
Did Russians come in contact with Paris attack terrorists in Serbia?
San Francisco-Kyiv, April 27. A few days ago one of America’s leading newspapers «The Washington Post» published a…
Russian Stalinists recognize Putin as one of their own
Putin has begun to act like Stalin openly — and the Stalinists have recognized him as one of…
Humanitarian aid from ordinary citizens of Ukraine is the real proof of magnanimity
Dear apologists of “Russian world and spiritual braces”! You can endlessly tell me about all Slavs being “brothers”…
