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Some believe that the current escalation between Russia and the West is just a personal decision of Putin. Not quite. Watch this Yeltsin's speech in Beijing in 1999 before meeting

Let's talk about Russian demography. As you see vast spaces in Siberia & European Russia are depopulating. There are two factors behind. First, low fertility. The only places with natural

Very good question. I would however separate it to two different topics:1. Why was the Russian army so much overrated?2. Why was the Ukrainian army so much underrated?Let's try to

PredictionAs May 9 is the major symbolic date for the Russian state cult of the "Great Victory", it also serves as a psychological benchmark for Z-war. Thus on May 9

May 9, the Victory Day is a crucial symbolic date. We should expect the Victory Parade and Putin's speech to the nation on that day. What is he gonna say?

Who is fighting for Russia? Part 1. RussiansMuch of misunderstanding regarding the composition of forces fighting for Russia in Ukraine results from perceiving Russia as a monolithWe can classify Russian

On April 21 the official channel of Belarus border control complained that Poland & Lithuania hamper the truck flows from the EU to Belarus. The question is - why would

Let's discuss Putin speech. He declared Ukrainians to be "Neonazis" and promised to "denazify" them. Indeed the "Nazi" character of Ukrainian statehood and identity has long been a central thesis

War of memes: why Z-war won't end with peaceSome Western analysts unfamiliar with Eastern European cultural context perceive Z-war as an accident. They presume that Russian invasion results from some

Why Russia is losing this war?First I'll discuss why Russia *is* losing. Then I'll give my version of how it could happen. The key to understanding lies in the Soviet/Russian

Imperial RebootIn a previous thread I outlined three scenarios for the Russian future:1. North Korea2. Imperial Reboot3. National DivorceLast time I discussed North Korea (Putin stays in power). Now I'll

TikTok troopsMany admired bravery of Kadyrov who personally went to Ukraine and posted a lot of cool photos from the frontline. Consider this: Kadyrov is praying having put his gun