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In the rapidly changing conflict in Ukraine, Russian national narratives offer insight into President Vladimir Putin’s next move, says James Wertsch, an expert on Russia and international affairs at Washington University in St. Louis.

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With his inimitable flair for economic analysis steeped in historical depth, Professor Michael Hudson's latest essay, originally written for a German audience, presents a stunning parallel between the Crusades and the current "rules-based...

Basic national narratives such as the threat of invasion, creating a ‘Russian world’ and protecting pure Christianity are driving Putin’s actions. Rather than challenging them with facts and rational argument, what is needed are efforts to control the narrative and move it in a new direction.

Giorgia Meloni, the hard-right leader who has just been elected as Italy's prime minister, has a history of pro-Russia sentiment. At a time when her Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy - FdI) party is poised to form a government, some fear that she will orchestrate a radical shift in the country's foreign policy. While Meloni…

An indispensable survey of more than 1,000 years of history shows how myth and fact mix dangerously in the tales this crucial country tells about itself

WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESSWIRE / August 22, 2022 / In light of the recent car bombing that killed Darya Dugina, the daughter of prominent Russian political philosopher and strategist Alexander Dugin, we would

Russian journalist and political analyst Darya Dugina, who was the daughter of Russian political philosopher, strategist, and analyst Alexander Dugin, was killed on August 20, 2022, when an explosive device reportedly planted on the car she was driving exploded in Moscow.

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The liars are telling the truth, while those who speak of facts and common sense are lying, Kalev Stoicescu writes on the Kremlin's view of Russia.