It was not Pushkin who made Pushkin relevant. It was putin who made Pushkin relevant – Portnikov
Georges Nivat, one of the greatest Slavists of the 20th century, a man linked to russian literature not only by...
russia needs unrestrained expansion to disguise its civilizational impotence, the inability to create anything of its own, the need to constantly imitate and steal
russia seeks to restore itself as an empire. The empire must disappear. The war for Ukraine is the last battle...
We will not see a russian president who is willing to kneel in Bucha. The problem is not putin, but the society that created him – Portnikov
Willy Brandt, a chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) Fifty-five years ago, in December 1970, German Chancellor Willy Brandt knelt before...
These are not russian lands and this is not just a war between two countries – Portnikov
The idea of the project 'Ukrainian History: A Global Initiative' has already caused a lot of controversial comments, especially after...
moscow, which remains in the backyards of civilization, still burns with hatred and envy toward the center – Portnikov
In Soviet times, a Kyiv publishing house presented a book "Ilyich over the Map of Ukraine," with the Bolshevik leader...
Stalin lives in millions of russians. russia threw off all vestiges of decency and demonstrated that it will be Stalin’s state for a long time to come – Portnikov
"Stalin died yesterday" - that was the name of one of the most famous texts of the perestroika era, an...
China uses russia to wear down the West – Portnikov
"It doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black, as long as it catches mice" - this Chinese proverb became...
“Not even political myopia.” Western countries will not be able to sit this one out – Portnikov
On November 15, when the Polish leadership published a message about the fall of missiles in one of the border...
Musk proved unable to understand Asimov, it’s no surprise he is emotionally deaf to our desire to survive – Portnikov
The unexpected "peace plan" of the American billionaire Elon Musk was perceived by many Ukrainians - and not only by...