Russian President Vladimir Putin today held his question-and-answer session with the Russian public, an annual tradition known as “The Direct Line.” Callers from all over the Motherland asked their president questions via a video link, televised live for four solid hours. Although there were a few chances for Mr. Putin…
Image by kremlin.ru Because of radical Islamic terrorism, your religious affiliation has become an existential issue across the globe. Whether you are a Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist or Jew can literally mean life or death, no matter what country you are in. Western nations are not excluded from this scourge….
Image by Dr. Andreas Hugentobler The word donos — the act of ratting on someone to authorities — is a hallmark of Stalin’s Great Terror. In those troubling times, a single denunciation from a neighbor, colleague or relative was enough to have an innocent person interned in labor camps. Sometimes,…
Russia is building a military research and testing center in the Arctic region, furthering its already strong hold to land claims in the region, at the expense of other world powers. Lt. Gen. Igor Makushev, head of the Military-Scientific Committee of the Russian Armed Forces, said the center will be…
Image by Evgeny Feldman Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) published its latest investigative work on Friday, revealing what it says is a cartel of businesses owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin and contracted by the Defense Ministry. Widely known as “Vladimir Putin’s favorite chef,” Prigozhin is a billionaire restaurateur with a history…
The Frozen Conflicts of the Former Soviet Union.
Image by Okras Russian performing artist Alisa Vox released a video Monday, called “Baby Boy,” in which she mocks young men for protesting the government, saying they should be worried about sexy girls and money instead. Russia has obviously ramped up a media effort to counter the recent spat of…
Image by Okorok Upwards of 7,000 people demonstrated today in Moscow, on a street named after famed Soviet dissident, Andrei Sakharov, against the mayor’s plan to demolish thousands of Soviet-era apartment blocks across the country, and especially in the capital city. Russian citizens are concerned they will be forced in…
The Pentagon recently admitted to killing 300 Syrian civilians in its ongoing operations in Syria. This was not widely reported; no pictures of babies blown to pieces by American-made bombs dropped from American-made airplanes flown by American pilots were circulated. This does not mean that these babies and those pictures…
Opinion: A Change In The Weather Brings A Chill To Russia’s Ambitions.