An American tourist in Russia
Recently I re-watched the Kenneth Branagh film adaption of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. This was the first time I had seen the story as an adult, and it hit me differently. Enough so that I felt the need to write something about it. Just about everyone is force fed Shakespeare as a child, and … Read more
Because I’m less than satisfied with existing English “pro-Russia” content and am feeling a little more confident in my Russian language skills (honestly I just need the practice), I have started a Substack. This will be where I post regular summaries of Russian news that I find interesting It won’t be about every random thing … Read more
It is a popular argument, particularly in the USA, to scream “If you like X Country so much, why don’t you move there?” Of course it is not reasonable to demand a person to move across the world to a country where he doesn’t know the language and would struggle to find a role in … Read more
I’ve seen a lot of chatter online from people who are surprised by JD Vance’s big role in the Trump presidency, but it shouldn’t be surprising. The vice president is a powerful and public-facing figure in American politics. We’ve just had a string of weak VPs for so long many people have forgotten what a … Read more
Many people don’t understand or are just in denial about the US-Russia talks that just took place in Saudi Arabia, and why they’re significant. This isn’t so much about the war in Ukraine, but about what things will look like after the war in Ukraine. We are witnessing the death of the New World Order … Read more