The attack of Russian football louts against English fans in Marseilles was a well-organized action that was part and parcel of Vladimir Putin’s “hybrid war” against the West.
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Fewer Russians But More Russian Speakers – the Changing Face of Many Parts of Russia Today
Russian Orthodox Church Income Rises Dramatically Despite Economic Crisis 2016-06-14 04:34:42 Staunton, VA, June 13, 2016 – It is a rare trend indeed in which there are not exceptions, when some individuals and institutions suffer while most are benefiting or when others benefit at a time when the overwhelming majority are suffering. Such is the case of […]
A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 35
Russian economic hardship is so great now that bread is being adulterated, hospital patients are committing suicide due to lack of treatment, and Russians are increasingly turning to dangerous surrogates for alcohol.
War in North Caucasus Not Over and Moscow’s Use of Force There Affecting All of Russia, Memorial Says
Many have forgotten that the war in the North Caucasus goes on, and they have failed to see that the methods the Kremlin leader has employed there are spreading to ever more parts of Russian life.
Moscow’s Five Fears about Kazakhstan
The events of the last few days in Kazakhstan, both in the capital and in the northwest region, have shaken Russian confidence about their assumptions regarding that country.
US Sending the Wrong Signals to Peoples of Russia by Not Sending Them at All
US Sending the Wrong Signals to Peoples of Russia by Not Sending Them at All 2016-06-09 18:39:34 Staunton, VA, June 7, 2016 – At a time when Vladimir Putin is suppressing media freedom across his country and Russianizing the media space in the non-Russian portions of his country, the United States has taken two decisions about international […]
Moscow Can’t Sit By When Ethnic Russians are ‘Oppressed and Persecuted’ in Former USSR: Matviyenko
Valentina Matvienko on June 3 gave the clearest sign yet that the Kremlin plans to expand its efforts to mobilize Russians and Russian-speakers in the former Soviet republics and Baltic states.
Moscow Now Training Belarusians in Russian Camp Headed by Openly Fascist Leader
Belarusians are now being trained in a camp in Russia that is headed by an openly fascist Russian nationalist, an arrangement that Moscow might exploit against Minsk.
Is Putin All-Powerful or an Ever Weaker Marginal Player? Both West and Russia Divided
Some view Vladimir Putin as all-powerful while others view him as increasingly weak, says Karina Orlova.
A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 33
President Vladimir Putin says he won’t sell or give back the Kuriles to the Japanese, but he is ready to buy other countries.