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Nothing being more foreign to Communism than Christianity, Russians started wearing crosses, knowing that the regime frowned on this feature of the Russia that had pre-existed Communism, and would survive it. . ... No sooner had the USSR died than Russia restored the name Saint..

russia reasserts its power in georgia

DETAILS OF a cease-fire in the Russia-Georgia war were still being haggled over as the ISR went to press—but the international political impact of Russia’s invasion of the former USSR republic was already clear. ... “Russia plus Ukraine is the Russian Empire, which can never..

putin plays with the holocaust

Unlike his predecessors from the days when Russia was the USSR — Stalin, Brezhnev, and Andropov, especially — Putin himself has shown little evidence of personal antisemitism, and seems well-disposed toward his country’s Jewish community. . ..

moscow returns to the great game – asia sentinel

One of the most noticeable developments on the world stage has been the resurgence of Russia as a global player. ... Russia’s ability to bring together politically and militarily opposed states and actors such as the Taliban and the US, the Afghan High Peace Council, Pakistan, India and..

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putin isn’t reviving the ussr, he’s creating a fascist state

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the breakup of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics tragedy, that he is hoping to restore USSR as he consolidates control within Russia and projects military outward into Ukraine and beyond.. ..

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