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Will people of the 21st century get the taste of “nuclear mushrooms”?

11:22 10.07.2024

Will people of the 21st century get the taste of “nuclear mushrooms”?

The ever-increasing talk about how the current confrontation could spill over into an exchange of nuclear strikes has become a very unnerving sign of the summer of 2024. The clouds of conflict are swelling, the tension is thickening and the distance between words and deeds is shortening, while the Doomsday …

What a shame! Applebaum from ‘The Atlantic’ is not aware that Ukraine has a seashore

12:00 28.05.2024

What a shame! Applebaum from ‘The Atlantic’ is not aware that Ukraine has a seashore

This interview appeared recently on Radio Atlantic. Its participants are radio presenter Hanna Rosin and the famous, seemingly experienced and knowledgeable magazine columnist Anne Applebaum. During the conversation about Ukraine, this “expert” demonstrated that she doesn’t even know that Ukraine still has access to the shores of the Black Sea! …

The roots of Russophobia

12:07 15.02.2024

The roots of Russophobia

Why is there still ill-feeling and even hatred towards Russia in Europe? Why hasn’t it disappeared? Why is it that for years, decades, centuries after, the European phenomenon known as “Russophobia”, or enmity towards Russians, has been here to stay and is as felt as ever? The impression is that …

Russophobia: The Roots and the Crown

11:32 15.01.2024

Russophobia: The Roots and the Crown

From an analytical perspective, Russophobia is not all that different from other social phenomena. Like other forms of xenophobia, Russophobia operates on two levels: public fears and state policies. The boundaries between these two levels are often relative, fluid, and subject to change. The authors suggest that Russophobia is a …

Saint-Exupéry and his memory in Russia

9:12 08.10.2019

Saint-Exupéry and his memory in Russia

A gift from Russia - bust of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in the city of Saint-Raphael, France.Photograph by Tatyana Starovoitova Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, was a writer, and author of the famous, kind hearted fairytale “The Little Prince” (“Le Petit Prince”), a pilot, who died at the end of the Second World …

Shocking statistics of Yellow Vests in France

12:07 24.06.2019

Shocking statistics of Yellow Vests in France

Protests of Yellow Vests in the center of Paris.AFP PhotoOnly the British could write about the French in such a manner. They reveal little-known details of the “Yellow Vest Movement” in a recent article “Yellow Vest: Shock stats reveal depth of Macron chaos - 50,000 on the streets and 11dead”.The …

Americans fear punishment for Afghan war crimes

11:38 16.04.2019

Americans fear punishment for Afghan war crimes

Lo and behold! Looks like the “great and terrible” United States can be scared to the point of hysteria. Another myth about American omnipotence is being debunked before our very eyes now that the big shots in Washington are dreading the prospect of being held accountable for the crimes their …

US Conducting Biological Experiments Near Russia’s Borders

13:31 15.10.2018

US Conducting Biological Experiments Near Russia’s Borders

Two statements, almost simultaneously released by the Russia’s Foreign and Defense Ministries, once again raised the issue which, although rarely mentioned, is considered a “silent threat.”On September 25, Vladimir Yermakov, director of the Foreign Ministry’s Department of Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, told the media that Russia will not allow biological …

Vyacheslav Svetlichny "The referendum in the Crimea - a lesson in patriotism!”

11:29 22.03.2014

Vyacheslav Svetlichny "The referendum in the Crimea - a lesson in patriotism!”

Vyacheslav Svetlichny in the workplace during the referendum in the Crimea. Photo by the author. The light was burning day and night in the office of the Consul General of the Russian Federation in Crimea, Vyacheslav Svetlichny, in the days leading up to the referendum, and it seemed like it …

The Egyptian Minister of Tourism: "I invite our Russian friends to come to visit us again and again."

19:48 01.10.2013

The Egyptian Minister of Tourism: "I invite our Russian friends to come to visit us again and again."

Photo by the author During an official visit to Moscow, the Egyptian Minister of Tourism of the Egyptian Arab Republic, Hisham Zaazou, despite a busy work schedule, kindly agreed to answer questions put to him by an observer from “International Affairs" magazine. “Mr. Zaazou, what is the purpose of your …

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