Remembering the Nations the Soviets Deported in Whole or in Part
Today, many people in the Russian Federation will pause to remember the victims of political repressions in the USSR, in particular the members of…
Putin Reprising in Belarus Stalin’s Tactics in the Baltic Countries in 1939-1940, Felshtinsky Says
Staunton – In the wake of the August 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact which gave him a free hand in the Baltic countries, Stalin first demanded…
‘A Lie isn’t an Alternative Point of View,’ Lithuanian Foreign Minister Reminds the West
Staunton – One of the reasons for the success Vladimir Putin has had in his propaganda efforts is that he has exploited a dangerous…
Moscow Again Makes Expansive Claims to Large Parts of Arctic Ocean
Moscow’s occupation and annexation of Crimea has attracted enormous attention and much criticism, but its efforts to get the international community to declare a…
Annexations Real and Imaginary
Seventy-five years ago today, Acting US Secretary of State Sumner Wells declared that the United States would not recognize as legitimate the forcible annexation…
There is No Racism in Russia Just as There was No Sex in the USSR
Xenophobia has long been characteristic of Russia, Leonid Storch says, but Russians when accused of racism get angry and say that they have a…
What a REAL Russian Propaganda Ministry Would Do
Most people assume that Vladimir Putin’s Russia has become a genuine propaganda state, but two Moscow military commentators say there is much more to…
Karelia Needs to Restore 1918 Otava Flag: Stepa
The flag a nation chooses for itself is important as an indication of how it sees itself and its place in the world. Twenty-five…
Helsiniki Projects ‘Soft Power’ on Finno-Ugric Question But within Tighter Limits Set by Moscow
The Russian government has always understood the interest of the three Finno-Ugric countries – Finland, Hungary and Estonia – in the Finno-Ugric peoples within…
Putin’s Sabre Rattling Threatens Russia’s Neighbors, the World, and Russia Itself
Vladimir Putin’s increasingly belligerent stance and his announcement Wednesday that Moscow will put in place 40 additional nuclear weapons not only represents a threat…