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Amnesty International and the War in Ukraine

17:56 23.07.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

Amnesty International and the War in Ukraine

Amnesty International recently released a report on “stomach-turning” violence in Eastern Ukraine (“Abduction and Tortures in Eastern Ukraine,” – see for example BBC coverage here). According to the report, the acts of violence are perpetrated chiefly by pro-Russian separatist groups.The Amnesty International report and its conclusion about rebel responsibility for …

Kyiv Administration's Censorship Cripples Ukrainian Literature

2:07 04.07.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

Kyiv Administration's Censorship Cripples Ukrainian Literature

A paradox that largely goes unnoticed in Ukraine is that the country's own national literature is being sacrificed in the name of Ukrainian nationalism. In fact, Ukrainian literature fell victim to the political savagery of Ukrainian nationalists exactly when the same happened, in a wider-known campaign, to Russian literature in …

Refugees from the Ukraine and silence from Kiev

21:27 22.05.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

Refugees from the Ukraine and silence from Kiev

The problem of refugees from the Ukraine, which Kiev is trying to keep quiet, is makes itself more and more evident. Not only the Russian, but even the foreign media are reporting it. According to the UN, from the beginning and Euromaidan which had as its sequel, the so-called "Anti-terrorist” …

Prodi 2.0

14:45 25.03.2014 Igor Pellicciari

After having finalized his mandate as President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi has remained a very busy man internationally, rather active and far from the temptation to retire to a life made of well paid conferences and honorary presidencies of rococo thinks thanks around the world.Instead, he has been …

In defending our compatriots, we are defending ourselves

2:31 24.03.2014 Alexander Moiseyev

In defending our compatriots, we are defending ourselves

The Press Center of the Russian Foreign Ministry held a presentation under the collective monograph of "International experience of support and protection of the rights of our compatriots abroad", which was prepared and published by the International Council of Russian Compatriots (ICRC), with the assistance and support of the Fund …

The Intermarium Doctrine and Ukrainian Integration with Europe

22:49 11.03.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

The Intermarium Doctrine and Ukrainian Integration with Europe

The "Euromaidan" events in Ukraine attracted the attention of Polish experts. The plan to sign an association agreement between Kiev and Brussels in Poland was regarded as the first step to a more complete implementation of the Intermarium Doctrine, which was especially popular after the First World War. According to …

Ukraine and The War of Aid

18:39 04.03.2014 Igor Pellicciari

Ukraine and The War of Aid

I would like to offer a key of understanding in a wider international context of the Ukrainian crisis that has so far provoked a river of words in the West - more often comments than explanations - on what was happening first in Kiev and then in Crimea. Apart from …

An expert of “International Affairs” Vladislav Gulevich talks about the nature of the recent protests in Ukraine

14:54 09.12.2013 Vladislav Gulevich

An expert of “International Affairs” Vladislav Gulevich talks about the nature of the recent protests in Ukraine

An expert of “International Affairs” Vladislav Gulevich talks about the nature of the recent protests in Ukraine and the Western-led Ukrainian opposition. The geopolitical aftermaths of the would-be association agreement between Kiev and Brussels as well as economical ones are highlighted. The answer is given why the opposition abruptly changed …

Minister-Counsellor Alexander Kramarenko responds to Stephen Sestanovich on Russia’s foreign policy: the mote in thy brother’s eye

22:17 21.11.2013 Alexander Kramarenko

Minister-Counsellor Alexander Kramarenko responds to Stephen Sestanovich on Russia’s foreign policy: the mote in thy brother’s eye

Q: Stephen Sestanovich, whom you know as US special envoy for New Independent States in the Clinton administration, on 4 November in The Financial Times prophesied a complete failure of Russia’s foreign policy round the corner. What could be your comments on that, given, among other things, your experience as …

On Geoff Dyer's Zona: trying to understand the magic of Andrey Tarkovsky's film

20:11 21.11.2013 Alexander Kramarenko

On Geoff Dyer's Zona: trying to understand the magic of Andrey Tarkovsky's film

Dear Geoff, It was a genuine pleasure to read your Zona. Indeed, The Stalker disturbs, as do Christian truths. It may come as a shock therapy in that it makes people think of Life Questions. The reflection can produce different outcomes, none of them absolute or comprehensive. Since you invite …

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