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National Liberation Uprising of the Yakut people

6 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard

Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Z6IkW_o332dMR4gz Violent occupation of territories and unknown wars. You've all heard a million times that the Americans are such bad colonists and have taken over the Indians and their territor...

The story of a Russian emigrant and the founder of St. Petersburg in the USA

5 Feb 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard

Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Z6H7MVn1jEBwGHRw Do you know who Peter Demens is and how he is connected with St. Petersburg?Anyone who thought that the story would be about a foreigner and the Russian city of St. Petersburg d...

Faceless society and signs of conformity in Russia

5 Feb 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard

Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Z6ENqaci-ESYxCiD Remember how we all wondered how this could happen to an entire country in the 20th century, and we are wondering now, looking at what is happening to our country in the 21st ce...

"Trade wars" harm the poor and can result in real wars

4 Feb 2025 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic

TL;DR In his article "Anti-Democratic Forces Can Be Fueled by Trade Wars" published in Dagens Arena, Johan Norberg warns that U.S. protectionist policies and trade wars can strengthen nationalism and populism. He draws historical parallels to the 193...

Trump's "border security teather"

4 Feb 2025 1 minute read 3 comments Vladan Lausevic

  TL;DR In her article "Trump's 'Invasion' Theatrics: Act 1", published in The Border Chronicle, Melissa del Bosque examines Donald Trump's use of executive orders and military operations to create the illusion of an immigration crisis at the U.S.-M...

China plans to impose tariffs on oil imports

4 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Imad Eddine Aris

China is preparing to announce retaliatory measures against the United States after Donald Trump's administration decided to release tariffs on imports from the People's Republic last weekend. According to some news reports on Tuesday morning, China...

It was in Russia

4 Feb 2025 4 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard

Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Z6C8ICbVywWw3Tm3 Just live, be happy, do what you love, live surrounded by like-minded people, be free to choose how to live and where to enjoy and keep the world around you. That makes me happy...

The question of the justification of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

4 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard

Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Z6CFygIiWnDk7Lc9 The question of the justification of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remains one of the most controversial in history, and now many Russians often disapprovingly r...

The Great Tariff Tango: U.S., Mexico, Canada, China, and Europe Dance Around Trade Wars

3 Feb 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Thatsameoldguy

Trade wars-the international soap opera of sorts, but with more spreadsheets and fewer dramatic love triangles. Of late, the baton of this cha-cha has been with the U.S., and everybody is trying to keep pace without stepping on each other's toes. Act...

What If... Trump's Comment About "Tariff Pain" Never Stop Hurting

3 Feb 2025 2 minute read 1 comment Myxoplixx

Beneath the flickering glow of a discount store’s fluorescent lights, MAGA Mike scans price tags on canned beans, now 30% pricier than last month. His cart holds half what it did two years ago, though his paycheck hasn’t budged. This is life in 2031...