The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

"Нищие духом"... " Модернизировать Россию не получилось . Вместо этого на всех фронтах побеждает архаика. Все новые успехи в строительстве феодализма и массовое приобщение к невежеству складываются уже в целостную и зрелую систему."  " Russia didn’t succeed in modernizing itself, Sergey Shelin says; instead, “on all fronts, archaic forms and values are triumphing;” and Russia is achieving ever greater “successes in the construction of feudalism” and the promotion of ignorance as a value to the point that one can speak of the formation of “an integral and mature system.”             In a strikingly bitter commentary yesterday, the Regnum observer suggests this is shown by the statements of Russia’s leaders and even more by the reaction of ordinary Russians, a reaction that he says cannot be blamed on the work of Kremlin-controlled media alone ( rosbalt.ru/blogs/2015/12/12/1470681.html )." Подробнее: http://www.rosbalt.ru/blogs/2015/12/12/147068

The Dark Knight Putin Britain confronts Putin over repeated 'incursions' into UK airspace by Russian bombers | UK | News | Daily Express During his speech Mr Fallon also dismissed claims that Britain and Russia had made plans for "collaboration" over bombing campaigns against Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq. Striking a more confrontational tone the Defence Secretary said there had been a "resurgence in Russian aggression" over the last five years which is threatening Western security.  He said: "This attempt in the Crimea and Ukraine to change international borders by force, the constant pressure on the Baltic states, the increase in long range aviation, the increase in submarine activity, means we have to regard now, sadly, Russia as more of a competitor and a threat that we have to take measures against, not least because of the increase in their own defence spending both on nuclear and conventional forces.”  "So, yes, Russ