World War II demonstrated the necessity of collective security development. Many years ago the League of Nations didn’t manage to prevent one of the most tragically page of modern history. Thus, the League of Nations was substituted by more advanced organization, such as the UN. But now, 60 years later, we see that history repeats […]
“Your name is unknown, your deeds are immortal”, Putin visit the grave of the Russian Unknown soldiers
ON February 22, 2015 the President of the Russia Vladimir Putin paid tribute to fallen soldiers of the Great Patriotic War by laying a wreath/flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall. The event was to commemorate WWII, the war of liberation fought by the peoples of the USSR against the […]
Tajikistan: President Warned After Fatal Car Crash
Written by Mahina Shodizoda There are not many netizens in Tajikistan that have remained silent about a recent car crash in Dushanbe involving a relative of President Emomali Rahmon. The incident has demonstrated once again that powerful and well-connected individuals are above the law in the country. But it has also shown that simple technological […]
Russia: Interpretation of Putin’s NYT Op-Ed on Syria
Written by Kevin Rothrock It’s not every day that the Russian President pens an opinion piece in the New York Times, but it happened yesterday, and the American blogosphere promptly lost its collective marbles, as tweeting journalists and surprised ordinary Internet users stumbled over each other to react. In the aftermath of local and regional […]
Russia’s Illegal Immigrant Camps
Written by Nina Jobe At the end of July, Moscow oblast’s Acting Governor proposed [1] [ru] the establishment of a detention center for illegal immigrants on a former military base near Yegoryevsky. The cost of renovations to repurpose the property is estimated to be 200 million rubles (over $6 million). Not surprisingly, local residents were […]
Russian Tourists Face Getting Stranded in Egypt
Written by Andrey Tselikov Over the past several days Russian newspapers [1][ru] have [2] [ru] reported [3] [ru], with growing worry, about the 50,000 Russian tourists who run the danger of being stranded in Egypt, if violence there does not abate. Egypt, along with Turkey, is a popular budget travel destination for Russians, who especially […]