Sanctions against Russian natural resources tycoons will be good for the environment. на русском языке.
Arming Ukraine will lead to a widening of the conflict, more death and destruction, and a far more aggressive Russian policy.
This summer, Georgia signed an Association Agreement with the EU, but its southern neighbour, Armenia, has opted for the rival Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union.
В ретроспективе история часто кажется нам вполне очевидной. Ведение дневника позволяет запечатлеть те моменты истории, которые ускользают от нас в мгновение ока. In English
History often seems obvious in retrospect; writing a diary catches it as it runs through the fingers. На русском языке
In Soviet times, the KGB kept a close watch on intellectuals – they might turn out to be dissidents. Today, the FSB still skulks on university corridors…
Why did the political crown fall into the hands of Poroshenko? How will he manage Ukraine’s domestic and external pressures?
Russia has been fanning the fires of separatism in Ukraine, but the government is not so keen on separatism at home.
There is anxiety in Kazakhstan about the spillover effects of Western sanctions
If you want to know what the Soviet Union was like, go to Belarus.
It is now official: on stage and screen you cannot say: блядь [blyad - slut], хуй [khui - cock], пизда [pizda - cunt], ебать [yebat - fuck], and мудак [mudak - dickhead].
Риторика ненависти, описывающая ситуацию в Украине, упускает главное — у Украины есть проблемы, в которых виноваты не Россия и не Путин. in English.
