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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 …

International Year of the Golden Grains

11:25 05.11.2013 Alexander Moiseyev

International Year of the Golden Grains

In a Moscow supermarket my attention was drawn to a new product on the shelves of cereals - quinoa (la quinoa). And then I remembered that the current year 2013 was declared by the United Nations to be the "International Year of Quinoa." This is a very ancient crop. The …

About Lviv, In A Travel Notes Style

20:43 01.11.2013 Vladislav Gulevich

About Lviv, In A Travel Notes Style

Lviv is an ancient city, whose history is inextricably linked with the history of Russia. These days, Lviv is not associated with Russia, but with the Ukrainian nationalist ideology. Many people mistakenly think that Lviv is not only the center, but the epicenter, the main place for nationalist ideas, but …

Second after Chopin

16:03 21.10.2013 Vladislav Gulevich

Second after Chopin

He is called the outstanding Polish composer of the twentieth century, and one of the most important to have created work after Chopin. Hailing from the remote province of Little Russia, half- Polish, half German, he went on to became the musical Olympus of Warsaw, where he arrived as a …

The U.S. in the Middle East: betting on Turkey

15:48 21.10.2013 Vladislav Gulevich

The U.S. in the Middle East: betting on Turkey

With the arrival of Barack Obama in the White House, Washington began an active revitalization of US -Turkish relations in all directions. With the revitalization of American policy toward the Middle East, this was a necessity, and it was important to Washington to combine its hegemonic aspirations with Ankara's regional …

Modern colonialism and the idea of "open borders"

17:14 02.10.2013 Vladislav Gulevich

Modern colonialism and the idea of "open borders"

The continuing involvement of the United States in various military campaigns reminds us of the popular quote: "God invented war to teach Americans geography." The permanent participation in low-intensity military conflicts has become the hallmark of the American army in recent times. Iraq, Somalia, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, then Iraq again, Libya …

Madrid, crisis, journalists...

14:28 02.10.2013 Alexander Moiseyev

Madrid, crisis, journalists...

Moscow- Madrid -Moscow The Spanish capital, as well as all the rest of the Iberian country as a whole, is going through hard times. The recession there is still running the show, though, according to some, all the developed countries of Western Europe, including Spain, are gradually slowing the rate …

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

19:48 01.10.2013 Sergey Filatov

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 …

Russia and Greece define further plans on bilateral cooperation

19:45 01.10.2013 Andrey Davydenko

Russia and Greece define further plans on bilateral cooperation

Greece is perhaps Russia’s oldest friend. The history of relations between our two nations is more than a thousand years old. But it is not so much about a matter of the time, but about the strength of the bonds of true friendship between our two brotherly nations, in the …

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