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When the great Russian classical music composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky visited the United States in late April/early May in 1891 he was shocked and bewildered beyond belief.

Now that the feeding frenzy of Russia hunters has subsided, at least for the moment, the conclusion of the Mueller report brings with it a sense of roundedness that allows us to examine the hysteria as a whole. It may be beneficial for us to remind ourselves of the human cost of the relentless hammering into the brains of Americans that all things Russian are evil.

Now that the feeding frenzy of Russia hunters has subsided, at least for the moment, the conclusion of the Mueller report brings with it a sense of roundedness that allows us to examine the hysteria as a whole. It may be beneficial for us to remind ourselves of the human cost of the relentless hammering into the brains of Americans that all things Russian are evil.

Despite US sanctions, business is booming in the far-eastern Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk Krai. The huge region, larger than Greenland, is known mainly for its abundance of natural resources, especially nickel, copper, coal, gold, platinum, and timber. And other industries are moving into the area as well, and some are garnering the interest of foreign investors, as this report from Vesti explains.

The Russian institute for Research and Analysis for National Defense (RAND) recently assessed how to further damage the United States:

Why is Venezuelan President victimised and demonised by the United States, other than the Neocons in Trump’s Administration admitting unashamedly that they want to steal Venezuela’s oil?

It is a very simple issue to understand.

Checkpoint Asia is an excellent new site by a former deputy editor of ours crucial to RI between 2014 and 2019. Best news and commentary ranging from Russia, to China, to Imperial adventures in the Middle East. Smart, incisive, and with an anti-Empire bent.

How to account for Americans being the most anxious, fearful, and stressed-out people among the supposedly advanced nations? Do we not live in the world’s greatest democratic utopia where dreams come true?

• Islamic extremists have seen that the West has not mobilized to prevent them from repressing Christians, as if unconsciously there were a strange convergence between our silence and the ethnic cleansing project of the Islamic State, aimed at erasing Christians.

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WHO: «Pod Oblakami» is a group of talented youngsters with different backgrounds who love and perform ancient Russian songs collected from the Russian countryside. «Best young band» winner on Russian World Music Awards 2018. Organizer of the first educative project «Pod Oblakami FOLK CAMP.

An interview with a Canadian economist Michel Chossudovsky, professor emeritus of economics at the University of Ottawa and the president and director of the Centre for Research on Globalization

Checkpoint Asia is an excellent new site by a former deputy editor of ours crucial to RI between 2014 and 2019. Best news and commentary ranging from Russia, to China, to Imperial adventures in the Middle East. Smart, incisive, and with an anti-Empire bent.