No Substitute for Tupolev-134 for a Long Time
This year, this wonderful aircraft has several anniversaries at once. Legend has it that it was designed thanks to Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, after he flew Sud...
Archive for 2020
Months of 2020
Levchenko Does not Agree with Putin
All parties except the United Russia party are presented in the gubernatorial election in the Irkutsk region. Acting Governor Igor Kobzev is running for the post as a self-nominated candidate. United...
Lithuania's Provocations Might Result in Economic Restrictions Imposed by Russia, Says Political Expert
Recently, the broadcasting commission of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania has banned the broadcasting of five shows by RT television channel. Many believe that this was caused by the fact that...
Belarusian Political Scientist on Possible Power Transfer to Lukashenko's Sons
Political scientist Artyom Shraibman says that this scenario of power transit in Belarus is very popular and discussed abroad, but in fact, it's not as simple as it seems.
Pushkin is First Beneficiary From USSR Formation, Says Vasily Ustyuzhanin
In the Russian language, the “beneficiary” is a combined word consisting of “recipient + benefit”. It is even worse than the foreign word because there is no mystery in it. That is why I left a...
2020s to be Much Worse Than 1990s, Says Political Scientist
According to Valery Solovey, a political scientist and doctor of historical sciences, “the 1990s are not likely to happen again, because history never repeats itself but sometimes makes unexpected...
House of Representatives is Relying on Foreign Assistance in Resolving Libya Crisis
Earlier, Aguila Saleh Issa, the speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, met with Valentina Matvienko, speaker of the Federation Council upper house of Russian parliament, and Foreign Minister...
Russia Gets Overhauled Constitution
Recently, a national poll on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which lasted from June 25 through July 1, was completed. The amendments to the Constitution were supported by...
Requests Made to Subject E-Cigarettes to Technical Regulation
The Department for State Legislation at the Russian President’s Administration has indicated that some improvements to the restrictions on electronic cigarettes were required for a second reading of...
Holes in Cheese Market
In each Russian store the customer can find cheeses of various brands – Rossiysky, Gollandsky, Poshekhonsky and others. However, experts warn that most often these are just names, and the products...
Video Blogger Announces Release of Second Episode of Film on Russian Sociologist Help Captive in Libya
“This is the second part of the film about the fate of Russian sociologist Maxim Shugalei and his interpreter Samer Sueifan,” blogger Pavel Glazkov wrote in his post in social media. “I've watched...
Medvedev is Main Candidate for Russian Presidency, Says Alexei Venediktov
“It is worth noting that after occupying the post of Deputy to Nikolai Patrushev, the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Medvedev got control over Russia’s defense and...
How to kill the Little Prince (Part 1)
June 29 marked the 120th anniversary since the birth of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. He is well-known not only as a pilot and a writer, but also, most importantly, the creator of “The Little Prince”...
How to kill Le Petit Prince (Part 2)
June 29 marks the 120th birthday of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. He is well-known not only as a pilot and a writer, but also, most importantly, the creator of “The Little Prince,” one of the most...
COVID-19 Opens Pandora's box of State Capabilities, Says Russian Billionaire Businessman
Commenting on the martial law recently introduced in Beijing due to the COVID-19 outbreak (49 new cases), the Russian billionaire businessman Igor Rybakov said that the virus had opened “Pandora's...
Political Scientist Reveals Meaning of Amendments for Resetting Presidential Terms to Zero
According to political scientist Dmitry Mikhailichenko, the Russian political system is focused on one person, namely, the President. This fact seriously complicates the probable process of power...
Putin is Unlikely to Give up Power, Says Russian Priest
As a matter of fact, the Russian federal media left their audiences with no choice: “You either vote for the amendments or you are a betrayer.” Meanwhile, the post published by Yury Dud who runs an...
“We Laid Down Our Lives for Motherland and It is Saved”
Recently, a major memorial to Soviet Soldiers, who died in an excruciating battle of 1942/ 1943, was unveiled near the town of Rzhev, some 220 km to the west of Moscow. The Monument to the Soviet...
Day Before war Starts
Pr. Vladimir Zakharov is Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, the former deputy head of the USSR State Committee for Hydrometeorology, and an acclaimed scientist in the sector of development...
How I Looked for my Father's Division
“Dad, please tell me about the war,” I said to my father, playing with his decorations when I was little. “You don’t want to do it?” “What do you want to know?” he said gloomily. “How did we kill...