My Russian is a bit rusty, but I still speak it. It has been a few years - maybe a couple of decades since I followed Russian politics in de...

I am not an expert on Russia, but I know a thing or two. I started studying Russian history, government and culture in 1956. I speak the l...

Hard not to conclude that Russia's efforts to affect our 1916 election actually succeeded. Circumstantial evidence keeps adding up. No...

In August, 1914, Europe erupted in warfare  For nearly three years, President Woodrow Wilson kept the United States out of the war, even in ...

To my old readers - I have been silent for awhile. Blogger changed some things and I lost ability to post new entries. I finally figured it ...

I was glad to see photos of crowds marching in Moscow in honor of Boris Nemtsov. This march really took more courage than the "Je sui...

On August 4, 1914, Germany attacked neutral Belgium. Great Britain protested that the invasion violated Germany's treaty obligation to r...

Here is a link to a Canada NATO tweet clearing up Russian confusion about Map of Ukraine and Russia. Canada at NATO ...

This is a link to a YouTube video of a Russian Corporal being interrogated by Ukrainian military intelligence after capture near Donetsk Aug...

I recommend Nicholas Kristof's article about Moldova in today's New York Times. A pretty small place under a significant threat from...