Russia
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Is the EU vs Disinformation website just another propaganda tool?
Русская версия тут In September a video in which a lady is seen to throw bleach over men in the Saint Petersburg underground for what has been dubbed “Manspreading” went viral. “Manspreading” is the act in which men on public transport sit with their legs wide apart, not only taking up an uneccesarry amount of… Continue reading
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Война с Россией — основа современной украинской идентичности
English version here В Киеве, столице Украины, русский язык можно услышать практически повсюду, даже среди молодежи. Примерно каждый второй житель украинской столицы, по самым умеренным оценкам, в повседневной жизни говорит на русском, а не украинском языке. Хотя, есть, конечно, и растущая группа молодых украинцев, которые из-за длящегося конфликта между Россией и Украиной, упорно отказываются говорить… Continue reading
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“In Hollywood films, Russians are villains, gangsters, mafia bosses, corrupt oligarchs or prostitutes”, interview on Russophobia with Dominic Basulto
East & West: You have written a book called “Russophobia” on how Western media uses Russia to create the picture of an enemy (you can find the book here). How do you explain this phenomenon in a few sentences? Because these people, journalists and other media experts, generally are not exactly the picture of modesty… Continue reading
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Как писать про Россию
English version: How to Write About Russia Практичные советы для молодых писателей и журналистов: как стать мастером в популярном литературном жанре «Статьи о России» В Европе и США принято говорить и думать, что быть журналистом в России – невероятно адская работа. Вам повезло, если вы остаетесь в живых… Вероятно, Россия действительно является одним из самых… Continue reading
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The Senate report on Russian meddling is a sign of unfettered self-righteousness and amateurishness
They think you are a cretin. They think you are a cretin who will believe anything they say and that they can get away with anything. There is not other plausible explanation if you want to understand the reasoning behind the new Senate Democratic minority report on the Russian “assault” on democracies worldwide. The 206-page… Continue reading
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Money is Right: the US, Russia and the wealth argument
Tensions between the United States and Russia do not appear to be decreasing, in spite of a “Russian agent” having been elected to the White House Continue reading
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The Russian perspective on the Ukrainian crisis. Did the West force Putin to play his hand?
Kremlinologists never miss an opportunity to feel complacent about their unparalleled expertise and their unvaluable wisdom Continue reading
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Russia and Turkey: Restless Partners? Interview with Russian expert Ivan Starodubtsev
Ivan Starodubtsev is a well-known Russian political scientist, businessman and expert on Turkey, and has lived and worked in this country for a long time. His name, as a specialist in Turkey, is often found on the pages of the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets, and he is a regular guest on the program “From Two to… Continue reading
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Россия и Турция – беспокойные соседи? Интервью с Иваном Стародубцевым
Иван Стародубцев – известный политолог, бизнесмен и главный эксперт по Турции в России, долгое время живший и работавший в этой стране. Его имя, как специалиста по Турции, часто встречается на страницах газет «Московский комсомолец», звучит в эфирах передачи «От двух до пяти» на радиостанции «Вести ФМ» и на центральных телеканалах. Continue reading
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The battle of the trolls (and no, they are not Russian)
I have lost count of how many times I have found articles in the media (it can easily be more than a hundred) saying that the internet is supposedly infested by hordes of Russian professional trolls Continue reading
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Was the Montenegro coup “fake news”?
Last October, on Election Day, Montenegro’s authorities claimed to have thwarted a coup and a terrorist act against Montenegrin independence Continue reading
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Letter to Harvard Prof. Serhii Plokhy
Dear Prof. Plokhy, I am reading your latest book on the history of Ukraine. It is not the first book I read on the subject and it will probably not be the last one. I hold the institution of Harvard, where you happen to teach, in very high esteem Continue reading
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Трагедия 1932-1933 годов или геноцид украинского населения?
Одним из главных козырей в антисоветской и антироссийской пропаганде в Украине является тема «голодомора». Хотя от страшного голода 1932-1933 годов вызванного засухой и перегибами в коллективизации пострадала не только Украина Continue reading
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The Russians are coming
The Russian bear for hundreds of years has been viewed as presenting an existential threat to the West. This threat has periodically been marked for history’s sake in some small little convenient heading such as the “Great Game” or the “Cold War” Continue reading
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Взгляд из Донецка – Факты и мифы патриотической войны
Каким я вижу будущее Донбасса? Вопрос, который способен поставить в тупик любого, даже самого профессионального и искушенного политолога. Мне проще ответить, каким я не вижу будущее Донбасса Continue reading
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Кто живёт в Донбассе? Национальная идентичность жителей ДНР
Донбасс в силу исторических условий стал регионом межэтнического взаимодействия представителей многих этносов Continue reading
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The future of the Donbass
From our correspondent in Donetsk At the moment of truth in Ukraine’s “Revolution of Dignity” in February 2014, when President Yanukovich hastily left Ukraine Continue reading
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What the West has to offer to the Syrian people is more death, brutality and destruction
It has been well documented and disseminated by the operators of the Western mass media outlets that the Russians “cynically” vetoed the joint French and Spanish resolution for a peace plan for Aleppo Continue reading
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In Belarus a Maidan is only waiting to happen
My worries about an inevitable Maidan in Belarus proved to be exaggerated and unfounded last year Continue reading
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Former CIA agent in Donetsk: “MH17 was not downed by a BUK”
East&West: Mister Simpson, how have you ended up in Donetsk? Have you come here from the US? David Simpson: 25 years ago I was a CIA agent in Riga, Latvia. Continue reading
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