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Social networks and the truth about Ukrainian politics

0:03 23.10.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

Social networks and the truth about Ukrainian politics

In the context of the unprecedented pressure of the Ukrainian law enforcement bodies on the independent media in the dissemination of news in the country, more and more importance is being placed upon social media networks, such as Face book, Twitter, VKontakte, and Classmates. Ukrainian officials have officially commented on …

"We are preparing the world's elite!"

0:05 18.10.2014 Alexander Moiseyev

"We are preparing the world's elite!"

The first meeting of the Supervisory Board of the world famous training center in Russia, the People’s Friendship University of Russia (PFUR)was held with the participation of the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko. Later she met with representatives of the student body. The Supervisory Board was established here …

Ukraine: the struggle against dissent continues

0:08 02.10.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

Ukraine: the struggle against dissent continues

The Ukrainian authorities have entangled the country in a web of dictatorship. Everybody is already accustomed to the closure of newspapers that they find disagreeable, and the hunting down of dissenting journalists and politicians, but that is not enough for Poreshenko’s government. Ukrainian schools have received an instruction to compulsorily …

The popularity of Latin America Rising Globally

20:52 18.09.2014 Alexander Moiseyev

The popularity of Latin America Rising Globally

President Putin having toured four Latin American countries almost a month ago, the visits appear to stay on the top lines of the international agenda as, at the moment, Russia is sealing agricultural supply deals with Latin America to neutralize the West's “collective” sanctions and takes steps to generally boost …

On the History of Slovakia's Rusyns

17:33 17.09.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

On the History of Slovakia's Rusyns

The record of Slovakia's Rusyns seems to occupy a modest niche within the general framework of the history of Rusyns of Transcarpathia or Hungary, which is explainable considering that for centuries both Transcarpathia (also known as Uhorská Rus) and Slovakia used to belong to Hungary and, therefore, the country held …

«Bulgaria-Russia: the Past, the Present, and the Future». On the 135th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the Countries

23:42 08.08.2014 Andrey Davydenko

«Bulgaria-Russia: the Past, the Present, and the Future». On the 135th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the Countries

A conference titled «Bulgaria-Russia: the Past, the Present, and the Future. On the 135th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the Countries” convened in the National Culture Palace in Sofia on July 7-8, 2014. The event was organized by Bulgaria's influential non-government groups – the Slavs Foundation, the …

Galicia and Its Peripheral Nationalism

22:12 04.08.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

Galicia and Its Peripheral Nationalism

Being the emblem and the epicenter of Ukrainian nationalism seems to be Galicia's traditional posture in more or less every epoch. Seen as such by Ukrainian nationalists and their opponents alike, Galicia had to suffice with a peripheral role throughout the times of the Russian Empire or of the Soviet …

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” …

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