Relations between Russia and the United States have entered a prolonged phase that can be described as a “long confrontation.” If the interactions between Moscow and Washington were still the central process of international life, as was the case during the Cold War, this new phase might be considered temporary. But …
Read More »Andrey Sushentsov: The West really believes Russia is on the verge of ‘collapse.’ This explains a lot of bad policy
The ongoing Western narrative that Russia is constantly on the verge of imminent collapse stems from the persistent perception that the state is vulnerable to internal combustion because of its perceived fragility, vast territory and critical imbalances. Though the current Ukraine crisis serves as a serious stress test for Russia, …
Read More »Andrey Sushentsov: How the EU’s ‘new’ Eastern members have taken control of the bloc
The Ukrainian crisis is giving rise to new strategic shifts. Alongside the shift away from a US-dominated world order, the conflict shows the emergence of a new balance of power in Europe that eludes the comprehension of Western analysts. At the heart of the new strategic situation in Europe is …
Read More »Andrey Sushentsov: Ukraine could be just the starting point of a bigger crisis
Why do Russian-Ukrainian relations concern every Russian and Ukrainian? To some extent, what is happening is a delayed civil war, which could have happened in the early 1990s with the collapse of the USSR, when the first generation of Russian and Ukrainian leaders boasted that they had avoided a bloody divorce like the one in Yugoslavia. In Russia, every other person …
Read More »Andrey Sushentsov: There is still room for compromise between Russia and the West
Among policy analysts in the West, the current unprecedented economic pressure on Russia is being presented as an irreversible and successful process. However, in the United States, they realize that their stake in this game is of comparable importance to that of Russia, and perhaps could be even higher. After all, …
Read More »Andrey Kortunov: Ukraine conflict is the last act in a long Soviet collapse
Thirty years ago, when the Soviet Union ceased to exist, many observers expressed their surprise at the relatively peaceful nature of the huge state’s disintegration. The deconstructions of other great European empires – including the British, French, Spanish, and Portuguese – were followed by large-scale armed conflicts, some of which …
Read More »Andrey Zvyagintsev: the power of the society explicitly States that freedoms can not see him
26 Jun in the Meshchansky district court of Moscow was announced the verdict for the defendants in the case, “the Seventh Studio”. All the defendants, except former employee of the Ministry of culture Sofia Apfelbaum, was found guilty of fraud in especially large size. Kirill Serebrennikov and Yury itina was …
Read More »Andrey Danilko has stunned fans with a Frank recognition
Danilko called favorite childhood game.The judge of the vocal show “X-factor” Andrey Danilko admitted that in his childhood favorite game for it was the funeral of the rats. About Andrei Danilko said in an interview for the release of the film “the Judge. Unknown facts”, Recalling his childhood. “If you …
Read More »Andrey Danilko has complained to health
Danilko not feeling well. Popular Ukrainian actor, singer and showman Andrey Danilko, known under the stage name Verka Serduchka complained of health problems. So, Danilko, describing his work in the “X-factor”, noted that it would be hard to schedule filming. “I agreed, though shooting is hard: you arrive in the …
Read More »Fatal temptation Cannes: Andrey Zvyagintsev, Sofia Coppola and Nicole Kidman – in prizes
A new winner Kinshasa in Cannes was the Swede Ruben Östlund, or rather his satirical picture “the Square”, which won the main award, the Palme d’or. Another success in Europe has achieved and Russian Director Andrey Zvyagintsev, but we particularly note that their awards were given to film Director Sofia …
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