3/06/2015
In the past, Russia was an empire, then a communist colossus, then a ‘defeated’ power expected to adopt Western ways. But current tensions with the West are fostering what may be the birth of a distinct Russian nationalism. Moscow — The snapping point came for Pavel Melikhov, he says, when he heard President Obama compare […]
3/06/2015
There is no doubt that U.S.-China relations are entering a new period of tensions given reports that the United States is considering the possibility of sending naval ships and planes to challenge China’s sovereignty in the South China Sea. This U.S. move, if realized, is certainly provocative and has the potential to lead to a clash […]
6/05/2015
Western leaders are staying away from this year’s Victory Day, which mourns the loss of 20 million Russians who died to defeat Nazi Germany Why are Western countries by and large so indulgent of the anniversaries that contribute to their own nationhood, and so insensitive towards those of others? On Saturday, President Vladimir Putin will […]
5/05/2015
By Ulson Gunnar In efforts to demonize Russia, the history of the Western World is being distastefully rewritten. The monumental sacrifices of the Russian people during World War II are not only being marginalized, but flipped upon their heads. Today, reading through the Western media, one will find a multitude of comparisons between Russia and […]
5/05/2015
By Ishaan Tharoor This photo taken Monday, April 13, 2015, shows the T-14 Armata tank, with its turret covered with fabric, during a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade at a shooting range outside Moscow, Russia. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry via AP) Some pictures have emerged of a new-era Russian tank that’s scheduled to be […]
5/05/2015
Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, rides a three-wheeler July 24, 2010, accompanied by the Night Wolves biker group leader Alexander Zaldostanov, right, at Gasfort near Sevastopol, Crimea. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP) Not many motorbike groups can claim to have a head of state as a supporter, but the case of Russia’s Night Wolves is an exception. President Vladimir […]
5/05/2015
Written by Alex Newman United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) chief Irina Bokova (shown with Ban), a longtime Communist Party operative, will both be celebrating “Victory Day” in Moscow with Vladimir Putin, according to state-run Russian media outlets. Also joining Putin and more than 15,000 Russian soldiers […]
5/05/2015
The Soviet role in the defeat of Nazism must never be forgotten The 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe will this week be commemorated in towns and cities across the continent. On this occasion, the celebration will be especially poignant. It will probably be the last important Victory Day […]
5/05/2015
There were two D-days in June 1944. The landings in Normandy on 6 June, Operation Overlord, recalled so movingly a fortnight ago, are part of British national memory. The other D-day remains virtually unknown both here and in America. Yet it was equally important in ending the second world war. And it also marked the dawn […]
Опубликовано в Articles, Debates Club, Falsification of World War II History, History 
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Peter Hartcher Julia Gillard began her last year as prime minister with a statement on national security declaring that “Australia enters a new era of national security imperatives”. Pronouncing the end of the 9/11 decade, she looked to the future: “It will be an era in which the behaviour of states, not non-state actors, will […]
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