Chronicles of Ukraine’s Fight and Resistance
Many have seen the fairly interesting, yet still fictional film about how a group of cryptanalysts at Bletchley Park cracked the Enigma code. Operation “Enigma” is one of the most legendary intelligence operations in history. Yet the Hollywood version of events barely scratches the surface of what really happened during WWII. Obviously, it’s a cinematic […]
In our view, this post deserves a place in the “History” section. Yesterday, the world was flooded with comments about how Mossad took down Hezbollah operatives in what became known as the “pager attack.” By Wednesday morning, it became clear that the pagers had been rigged with small amounts of explosives during the assembly stage. […]
Here is a story tied to George H. W. Bush that everyone has heard of, yet in the former sovok space it barely gets attention. For us Ukrainians, however, it carries Desert Storm lessons — so it’s worth running quickly through the events of thirty years ago. I’m talking about the First Gulf War, known […]
This section continues our analysis of the conflict and its implications — Gaza Lessons for Ukraine that become especially relevant when examining how Israel responds to hybrid attacks. On March 30, 2018, at HAMAS’s call, after afternoon prayer, from 30 to 50 thousand Palestinians came out for the “Great March of Return.” It unfolded under […]
Very briefly — for those not in the know. Those wishing to learn more in detail will be able to find quite detailed materials online. I just categorically don’t recommend reading materials from russian sources due to their bias, prejudice, and outright lies. So, the Gaza Strip is a territory on the Mediterranean coast that […]
After France’s capitulation, Britain stood alone. The Sovok* intensively prepared for major war but was still engaged in non-military seizure of western territories. The US, though providing aid to Britain, wasn’t even planning to actively join the fight at that moment. Since Britain located on islands, its main weapon became the fleet, and the main […]
As stated in the previous part, the world shuddered in the convulsions of World War II. But following its results, the Soviet Union received only the eastern part of Europe. Russia after World War II found itself constrained: Western Europe recovered quickly, and the space for maneuvering through chaos shrank. In response, the Soviet Union […]
In previous parts (parts 1 here, parts 2 here), we sketched where Muscovy got its police mentality from. We showed the desire not just to block any progress, but to actively regress — not only themselves, but anyone within reach. Muscovites simply revert to their primordial state: a slave-Horde condition in which they feel most […]
Understanding how Muscovy became Russia requires a closer look at Peter’s decision. In the 13th century, when the Golden Horde arrived, it was a more advanced force. It encountered local tribes that were amorphous and backward. Several hundred years passed. The West moved forward in its development, while the Muscovites did not. Over time they […]
Everything must start from the moment when Moksha, Erzya, Ves, Muroma, and other peoples inhabiting the central regions of present-day Russia became some kind of unified community that later received the name “Muscovy”. In reality, those processes that Kyivan princes launched didn’t happen here. They independently pushed the borders of their state where it was […]