Joseph Stalin

  • History

Putin’s parallel world and the return of Stalin

Right before Christmas, some interesting and strange things have surfaced in news reports. Not everyone has been following what was…

5 years ago
  • Opinion

Great power games: Do ordinary Russians really want war?

Does the international perception of Russia as an expansionist and warmongering country sit well with the mood of Russia's population?…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Kaliningrad or Karaliaučius: A land fought over for centuries

Five years ago, I wrote about the first time I saw the lands of Kaliningrad, known as the Karaliaučius region…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Stalin’s popularity rising in Russia, says poll

Over the last year, support for Joseph Stalin's policies and appreciation for his role has increased substantially in Russia, according…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Potsdam Conference and Russia’s crooked-mirror politics in Kaliningrad

Most of the time history can’t be put to bed even though agreements to end wars have been concluded, victors…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Ukrainian MFA issues statement on deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944

The following is a statement of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 and…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: The meaning of Victory Day in Russia

On 8 May, Lithuania is joining Europe in commemorating victory over Nazism. Russia celebrates its own Victory Day on 9…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Andrey Piontkovsky: Putin plans to play poker, not chess

Russian president Vladimir Putin intends to blackmail the West with a nuclear weapon. So says Russian policy expert Andrey Piontkovsky.…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Comparing 1939 and 2014: Is this already war?

Seventy-five years ago this week, people in Europe and most of the world woke up to ominous newspaper headlines: "German…

10 years ago
  • Society

Russian historian Alexander Dyukov – persona non grata in Lithuania for whitewashing Soviet crimes

Alexander Dyukov, a Russian citizen who was not allowed to enter Lithuania earlier this week, is a representative of the…

10 years ago