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Gorbachev Calls for Nuclear Free World on Hiroshima Day
SPIEGEL: Mikhail Sergeyevich, during your inaugural speech as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in March 1985, you warned of nuclear war and called for the “complete destruction of nuclear weapons and a permanent ban on them.” Did you mean that seriously? Gorbachev: The discussion about disarmament had...
Putin greift nach dem Nordpol
Putin erhebt Anspruch auf den Nordpol. Russland hat bei den Vereinten Nationen mit neuen Argumenten Anspruch auf ein riesiges Gebiet in der Arktis mit vermuteten Öl- und Gasvorkommen erhoben. Russland hatte bereits 2002 seinen Anspruch geltend gemacht. Der wurde aber von den UN mangels Belegen zurückgewiesen. Nun habe man neue Argumente...
Incommensurate Russia. New Left Review 94, July-August 2015.
New Left Review 94, July-August 2015 perry anderson It will soon be a quarter of a century since Russia left communism behind. Its present ruler has been in power for fifteen years, and by the end of his current term in office will have all but equalled the tenure of Brezhnev. From early on, Western opinion of his regime divided sharply. That...
YouTube ‘stunt’ shows violent homophobia in Russia
A group of Russian YouTube pranksters are highlighting the reality of homophobia in Russia. A YouTube video titled “Избиение гомосексуалистов в России / Reaction to gays in Russia social experiment” had over seven million views on Thursday morning, four days after it was posted. The video shows two men holding hands, walking around...
Muslims in Moscow Work to Break a Stereotype
the main story Video Muslim Image-Makers, Made in Moscow In Russia, some Muslims want to create a more positive image of Islam. A fashion designer, a public relations adviser and a composer all work toward the same goal. By Natalia V. Osipova on Publish Date July 27, 2015. Photo by Natalia V. Osipova/The New York Times. Watch in Times Video »...
For Ransom, Bitcoin Replaces the Bag of Bills
Photo A Bitcoin conference and trade show in New York last year. The currency was unveiled by an anonymous creator in 2009. Credit Mark Lennihan/Associated Press In the old days, criminals liked their ransom payments in briefcases full of unmarked bills. These days, there’s a new preferred method for hostage takers: the virtual currency...
China’s Global Ambitions, With Loans and Strings Attached
Photo Water pipes set aside near where Ecuador wants a Chinese oil company to build a giant refinery, outside the port of Manta. China has invested heavily in overseas oil projects. Credit Ivan Kashinsky for The New York Times EL CHACO, Ecuador — Where the Andean foothills dip into the Amazon jungle, nearly 1,000 Chinese engineers and workers...
‘US would like Russia to cease to exist as a country’ – Russia’s top security official — RT News
Russia’s extreme wealth doesn’t allow the US to rest, prompting Washington to invent a putative “Russian threat” and scheming against Moscow through the Ukrainian crisis, the head of Russia’s Security Council, Nikolay Patrushev, told Kommersant daily. The US is not a universal evil, yet Washington takes the decision whom to...
Nuclear deal: Saudis signal they’ll act before Iran gets the money
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The Real Promise of the US-Iran Agreement
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) Iran and the P5+1 powers have signed a potentially historic agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the removal of economic sanctions. The accord is a victory for all who favor patient, sometimes frustrating diplomacy over those who favor...
