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Now, a number of developments, including an essay in Russia’s liberal-leaning flagship newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, suggest that some are finally recognising a new approach is required. Last week the International Council on Central and East European Studies held its congress, where I attended a roundtable on the topic of Homo …

Take the French version. Was it in 1799, with Bonaparte’s coup, or perhaps 1815, with the final defeat of his attempt to export its blessings to Europe, from Madrid to Moscow? And what about the Russian Revolution? Did it end in November 1917? Or maybe in 1920 when the Bolsheviks …

For the past few weeks, there has been a series of violent protests and clashes in the South American nation of Colombia, with more than 40 people killed and hundreds injured.  The unrest was triggered by widespread anger over plans to raise taxes and introduce austerity measures from the country’s …

Since being told one year ago that the curve-flattening would be a two-week process, many Canadian small- and medium-sized businesses have instead been forced to close for much of the year (while big-box superstores have remained open). Dan Kelly, the president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, recently …

“There was a conspiracy unfolding behind the scenes,” writes Molly Ball – a biographer of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, by the way – in TIME magazine this week, describing it as a “vast, cross-partisan campaign to protect the election – an extraordinary shadow effort.” Ball’s article reveals a lot, from why there …

While the US was founded in a revolution, somewhere along the way its inhabitants forgot how to successfully stage one – and, in the process, became easy prey for those in need of cannon fodder for their own battles. Certainly, there were large and successful public movements during the 20th …

There are always signs when a society’s social and economic structure is weakening and coming to an end. The Roman Empire faltered because its constant need for expansion meant it ran out of territory and booty to bring back to Rome. This left its empire deeply economically divided between the …

So, friends, today will be an interesting post about how really looked like the October revolution of 1917, which occurred exactly one hundred and two years ago. Photographs of those years have been preserved not so much, but left some drawings from artists documentary — which, however, to have survived …

A holiday that is always with us — even if it is not a holiday. Some way to describe the role that the day of November 7, plays in the collective consciousness of the Russians after 102 years after Lenin’s Communist revolution. photo: AGN “Moscow”       Familiar to …

7 November is a significant date for Russia and for the world. The great October socialist revolution gave the world many valuable lessons. The subject was discussed in the program “really” with journalist mark Sorkin. The actions of modern society, namely the lack of zeal for their country and its …