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Russia and many other post-USSR countries traditionally hold Victory Day parades on May 9. May 9, 2022 marked the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.  This year, the parade in Moscow was marked by ...

by Roddy Keenan for Ooduarere via the Saker Blog As a teacher of history, the topic of Nazi Germany is always one which generates numerous questions from students. How were the Nazis able to convince the public to vote for ...

by Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and widely cross-posted After careful evaluation, the Kremlin is rearranging the geopolitical chessboard to end the unipolar hegemony of the “indispensable nation”. But it’s our fate / To have no place to ...

Gonzalo Lira : commentary on the decree that Vladimir Putin signed as follows: Executive Order on retaliatory special economic measures in connection with unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and international organisations The President signed the Executive Order On Imposing Retaliatory ...

Western Europeans see the Orthodox and eastern Christians as satraps and a bunch of smugglers, while the Orthodox regard the Crusaders as barbarian usurpers bent on world conquest. By Pepe Escobar, posted with the Author’s permission and cross-posted with The Cradle ...

By Nightvision for the Saker Blog Firstly, the biggest news at the forefront is that the Mariupol situation appears to be nearing a possible conclusion. We reported last time that one prominent source said Azovstal would be fully resolved by ...

Moscow has called on trading partners to switch to national currencies Russia should increase settlements in national currencies with partner countries, Denis Manturov, head of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, said at the plenary session of the Innoprom ...