Dear Readers: Witty people say that any post title which consists of a Yes/No question should always be answered with a very strong NO! However, being an Optimist, I do have these two pieces from VZGLIAD on the theme of … Continue reading
Dear Readers, Today, April 12 is celebrated in Russia as Cosmonauts Day. The day was picked to honor Yuri Gagarin, the first man to fly in outer space on April 12, 1961. It is still breathtaking, to this day, to … Continue reading
Dear Readers: I saw this piece in the Russian press today. Everybody knows that Russia is developing a new super-weapon to counter Anti-Missile Defense systems that the Americans are unfolding in Eastern Europe and along Russia’s border. Humans are tired … Continue reading
Dear Readers, Today I take a temporary break from my current [Chase vs Trotsky] series — in order to bring you this BREAKING NEWS report from VZGLIAD, by reporters Marina Baltachova and Mikhail Moshkin. Baltachova and Moshkin interviewed several cyber-security experts … Continue reading
Dear Readers: On this day (October 4) in 1957, the Era of Space Exploration began. The Soviet Union launched the planet’s first artificial satellite known as “Simple Spunik-1” (ПС-1). Etymological sidebar: The Russian word “sputnik”, which immediately entered the international … Continue reading
Dear Readers: This is a movie review, if you will induge me. WARNING: There are tons of SPOILERS ALERTS, so don’t continue reading one more word if you don’t want to know! First go see the movie, and then y’all come … Continue reading
Dear Readers: This post will conclude my review of the Hollywood movie “Hidden Figures“, which I saw recently. Using as my particular slant the movie’s cavalier contempt for Russia and Russians which, alas, is just an ideological given in Hollywood … Continue reading
