How does one leave the Kremlin after nearly two decades in office? And can one leave it gracefully and even more importantly—perhaps—alive? Russia’s Vladimir Putin has little to learn from his predecessors. Of the nine de facto Russian leaders since Lenin, five died in office, two were more or less
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Freedom in the Russian neighbourhood
“Eastern Europe is free. The Soviet Union itself is no more. This is a victory for democracy and freedom.” When US President George H. W. Bush, declared victory over the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991, after a Cold War that had nearly lasted half a century, he set the
YNTR – June 2020: George Floyd, Antifa, Ebola, and more
USA. On May 25, George Floyd (46) was arrested for allegedly using counterfeit money to buy cigarettes. He died as a consequence of a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on his neck for over eight minutes. Protests against racism and racist police violence have erupted throughout the USA, as
Dead or alive: on Punk and Anarchism
Music and protesting have always gone hand in hand. Even Mozart once composed a six voice canon and titled it “Difficile lectu mihi mars et jonicu difficile”, which does not make much sense in Latin, but it sounds like “Kiss my arse!” in German. Why did he do it? Rumor has
Lithuania – Next on Russia’s Bucket List?
Like other Baltic States, Lithuania has started building up its military and passed reforms to ensure that the events in Ukraine will not be repeated on Lithuanian soil. But how likely is a Russian intervention in the small Baltic state?
Visiting Transnistria: A Dormant Civil War Inside Europe
Vising Transnistria. A non-existing country in the heart of Europe that you probably never heard of.