Russia

Moscow's elite hit by a ricochet from Ukraine

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - June 4, 2023.

The echoes of the war that Moscow started over a year ago against Ukraine have returned to Moscow. After Moscow suffered a drone attack, the...

Bakhmut and Belgorod - the scenes of the conflict for supremacy in the Kremlin

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - May 28, 2023.

Today’s atmosphere in the Kremlin resembles a quote from Samuil Marshak’s poetry. He was a famous Soviet poet who successfully transitioned from Tsarist Russia to...

Myths about invincible weapons and food blackmail busted

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - May 21, 2023.

It is hard to distinguish what stunned and shocked the Russians more: the successful interception of the Russian allegedly super invisible and deadly missile Kinzhal...

"Like spiders in a jar" - confusion and the search for a scapegoat in Moscow

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - May 14, 2023.

Today’s Russia's domestic political roller-coaster resembles a quote from Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina: “Everything was in confusion in the Oblonskys’ house.” Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner,...

Black smoke remains over the Kremlin

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - May 7, 2023.

The Kremlin was struck. Perhaps for the first time in modern history. The recent drone strike was like thunder over the fake idea that the...

Disagreements between Navalny and Khodorkovsky - differences in methods or in ideology?

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - April 30, 2023.

The recent very peculiar confrontation involving Alexei Navalny’s team against Mikhail Khodorkovsky might indicate that domestic tensions within Russia are on the rise. Both Khodorkovsky and...

Stalinism at home and a divided world - should we fear Russia's plans?

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - April 23, 2023.

Can you imagine Nazi Germany legitimately possessing the right of veto at the United Nations Security Council? If this seems ridiculous, imagine Nazi Germany presiding over...

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