An American tourist in Russia
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
All discussions about Ukraine, particularly the tentative Istanbul peace talks, remind me of the 1939 film adaption of Gone With the Wind. Early in the movie, the southern gentry learn that President Lincoln is building an army to attack them and are enraged. The shrewd and self-serving scallywag Rhett Butler tries to persuade the other men … Read more