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Nov 7

Brick by (crumbling) brick

Kremlin disinformation peddlers spare no effort to gush about the BRICS Summit in Kazan, singing praises to Putin as the chief architect...

Aug 26

23 August – Black Ribbon Day, or the European Day of Remembrance

23 August is a special day for historic events in Europe. The European Day of Remembrance, also known as Black Ribbon Day, honours the...

Jul 5

Russia’s ‘Africa Corps’ takes over Wagner Group’s lucrative operations on the continent

Moscow has effectively dismantled and largely taken over the Wagner Group and its African operations, once led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, in...

May 13

Victory Day, 9 May in the past in the USSR and Russia today

Update 8 May 2024 Putin just started another presidential term as an unchecked czar of Russia, continuing his rule since the year 2000....

May 10

May Snow: A Chilling Start for Putin’s New Reign?

With Putin’s inauguration on May 7 officially marking the start of another six years of a Putin presidency, the gray, snowy weather in...

May 9

What He Said and What it Really Means – Putin as Czar

On the 7th of May in Moscow, Putin was sworn in for his next six-year term as president following the heavily manipulated and doctored...

Feb 13

What He Said and What it Really Means – “Interview/ history lecture”

Putin opened the Kremlin’s doors to the fired former Fox News host, right-wing extremist Tucker Carlson as microphone-holder for a two...

Jan 18

Groundhog Day of Evil

In Putin’s Russia, the calendar turns, but the story remains unchanged. A cycle of deception, oppression, moral decay, and futile...

Sep 27, 2023

From Wicked School Pranks to Putin's Elite DKRO: The Evolution of a 'Shitty' Signature

During the school years many, hilarious stories often circulated about the audacious boys from the Soviet era who would deposit feces on...

Jul 7, 2023

Prigozhin and glossing over Russian fragility and cracks in military power

While Russia’s war against Ukraine is ongoing, it has been an extraordinary few days inside Russia, with the weekend mutiny by Yevgeny...

Jul 5, 2023

Why Putin should worry his propaganda machine broke down

The Kremlin’s disinformation industry was caught off guard by the Wagner uprising. That’s not great for the Russian president. (State...

Jun 15, 2023

Kremlin lies on child deportation blown up by the International Criminal Court

For over a year, Russian state-controlled outlets and pro-Kremlin pundits have been trying to convince themselves and the world that the...

Nov 28, 2022

Putin’s peace ploy is a ruse to rearm

With Russia now clearly losing the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is seeking a return to the negotiating table. For more than a month,...

Nov 15, 2022

Andrius Kubilius. The Tragedy of Russia

Andrius Kubilius, personal photo It is not popular these days to speak with pity about Russia and its people. It is much more usual to...

Jul 7, 2022

Analysis of the conversation between E. Macron and V. Putin

Analysis of the conversation between E. Macron and V. Putin - Introduction to the analysis of the manner in which Paris conducts its...