The Monument to the Conquerors of Space
If you ask people what symbol comes to their mind when they think of Moscow most of them (including both foreigners and Russians) would name Saint Basil’s Cathedral or the Kremlin, some would recall...
View ArticleThe End of the Society of Nightclub?
When the Music is your special friend dance on fire as it intends Music is your only friend until the end… I was standing there in the Sun. Pondering. ‘There’ was near a mall. Big, ugly, red...
View ArticleThe Importance of Being Honest (Notes on Russian Cultural Identity & Moral...
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength (George Orwell). ❄❄❄ A liar should have a long a memory (English proverb). ❄❄❄ It is my third post in ‘Russian Propaganda’ category… The Russian...
View ArticleLetter by Fyodor #Dostoyevsky to Alexander III of Russia
A letter by Fyodor Dostoyevsky to Grand Duke Tsarevich Alexander Alexandrovich (future Emperor of Russia Alexander III). Your Imperial Highness, Most Gracious Sire, Allow me the honour and happiness of...
View ArticleFire the Narrator: Quasi-Colonial Nightmare, Russian #DoubleConsciousness &...
Russian Stereotypes: Western Perception of Russia as seen through Russian’s eyes. Part III. Through the Looking Glass: Western Media Coverage of Russia. Part 3. [Pt. 1, Pt. 2]. ❄❄❄ Even the most...
View ArticleМиронов Павел Андреевич (Mironov Pavel Andreyevich)
Миронов Павел Андреевич (1923-2002). My grandfather Mironov Pavel Andreyevich. P.S. Documents for some of his medals. Filed under: Russian History, Russian Identity Tagged: Belarus, Belorussia,...
View ArticleThe Russian Question
The two eternal Russian questions are as follows: Who is to blame? & What shall we do? But the ultimate Russian question in my humble opinion is: Who am I? It is this question which makes Russian...
View ArticleRussia as… the West
Russia & the West. Pt. III: Russia as the West. East or Best, Russia is West. Captain Obviov, Lost Letters & Memoirs. Some Western Russophiles and Russophilophobes love to elaborate on the...
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