Note: this is the first article sent to my by the Saker Community representative in Novorussia, Dagmar Henn, from the German Saker Blog. Dagmar has had a tough trip, with very little opportunity to write and only sporadic and slow Internet connections (this is, after all, a war zone). I hope that this will be a first of a series of eyewitness reports by Dagmar about the reality of life
By Ivan Lisan Source: http://www.odnako.org/blogs/politekonomiya-grazhdanskoy-voyni-kak-ukraina-za-god-obednela-do-urovnya-tadzhikistana/ Translated from the Russian by Robin Tajikistan has long been considered the poorest of the former Soviet republics. For example, in 2013 its GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity was $2,536, whereas for the Ukraine it was $8,652. It would seem that to compare impoverished Tajikistan, which went through the crucible of civil war, with the until recently prosperous Ukraine was in bad
by Andrew Kahn Voice of America Blog: http://akahnnyc.blogspot.com Twitter: @akahnnyc It feels practically like déjà vu. Once more President Obama has reached an agreement with one of the proclaimed threats to the United States – first it was Cuba, now Iran. So it is that following on the heels of a shaky rapprochement with Cuba, we see that the United States has reached a tentative agreement – in conjunction with
8th April in the History Today, on this day, April 8, 232 years ago, in 1783, Catherine the Great, Empress of the Russian Empire signed the Manifesto (decree) of joining Crimea to the Russian Empire. Crimean Khanate, part of Ottoman Empire [modern Turkey], which raided the towns and villages of the Russian Empire and took people into slavery, was defeated in 1774 year. Ukraine didn’t exist then, only the Malorussiyan
Okay, this guy is not from the famous (and hyper secretive) Russian “Spetsnaz GRU”. But he is from the DPR’s equivalent and he most likely has had his training with the Russian GRU. Also, having met many Spetsnaz operators in the past, I can tell you that he is rather typical and representative of many of them. So when I saw this interview, I asked my friend and brother in
source: http://argumenti.ru/toptheme/n481/394395 by Alexander Chuikov, translated by “D” On the northern outskirts of Moscow, under the reliable protection of the Interior Troops, lies low a former secret Institute of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). Nowadays, on top of its front gate there flaunt golden letters: ‘Russian Institute of Strategic Studies’. But the peaceful name would not mislead the knowing, as more than two hundred employees are forging here the analytical
Dear friends, I have plenty of things to report to you today, and a few things I would ask you to help me with. Blog news: For the next few days, the blog will go into “minimal” mode and barring some kind of major development, I don’t intend to post much. For Orthodox Christians this week is Passion Week, Sunday will be Holy Paskha (“Easter” in western parlance) and next
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST LIVES AT SAUR MOGILA In these relatively peaceful Easter days of April, the public interest gradually turns toward unpatriotic issues of the catastrophic state of economy, domestic politics, the politicians in their variable states of sanity, the Poroshenkos and their antics, and the routine domestic hunt on the harmless members of the Ukraine Communist Party. The interim authorities in Kiev pay over 1.5million Euros
Transcript : See Part 1 and Part 2 […] To face [the Islamic State], a solely security or military ‘cure’ is not enough and whoever believes that this is the answer is deluded. This issue is far too profound to be resolved only by security or military measures. Still others claim that these movements are developing in impoverished environments, and the solution is therefore (economic) development. Such development is necessary
Foreword: I am continuing my series of articles about the “real Russia” (see: Россия не Европа (Russia is not Europe) – an example through Music, Letter from ‘deep’ Russia and Россия не Европа (Russia is not Europe) – Second Musical Illustration) I am now posting a trip journal written by Kolya Malloff in which he beautifully shares his feelings about returning to his motherland. There is a lot of “real
by Sheikh Imran Hosein inhosein@hotmail.com www.imranhosein.org May peace and blessings be upon Prophet Muhammad – despite the filth that a corrupt and decadent civilization of Gog and Magog has been consistently throwing at him all through its barbaric and blood-stained history. He is indeed a true Prophet of the God of Abraham, and Islamic eschatology allows us to anticipate that it will not be long before the historical process delivers
NEWEST DEVELOPMENTS 1)Пушилин: проведению очередной минской встречи мешает позиция Киева. Pushilin: The position of Kiev prevents the next meeting in Minsk. http://ria.ru/world/20150407/1057163157.html 2)МИД Украины: представителей Киева не будет на юбилее Победы в Москве. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: Kiev representatives will not be on the anniversary of the Victory in Moscow. http://ria.ru/world/20150407/1057157178.html 3)Фильм “Крым. Путь на родину” будет представлен в Каннах. The film “Crimea. Way home” will be presented
Dear friends, I recently spoke to a contact of mine in Russia and since he was living in a rather typical Russian town away from the huge Moscow megapolis or even one of the major Russian cities, I asked him to share with us his simple daily experience of Russia. He kindly agreed and here is his letter below. I hope that these impression of a 25 year old man
Note from the Saker: below is an almost unmodified sample of a Ukraine SITREP prepared by one of my three research assistants. Please let us know what you like/dislike find useful/useless and what you would want to see. BE NICE (I care for my RAs a lot!!) and remember moderation rules (especially rule #2!). Thanks and cheers! The Saker ——- VIVAT #NOVOROSSIYA ! 6 April—Anniversary of the start of armed
Important note: Since archive.org is not meant to be a streaming video site, more of a download repository you might get a choppy video due to the large number of connections. If that happens, please go to this page: https://archive.org/details/SoralRepond11jan15Part2engSubs and consider downloading this ogg video version: https://ia601505.us.archive.org/5/items/SoralRepond11jan15Part2engSubs/Soral_repond_11jan15_part2%5Beng_subs%5D.ogv Finally, here is the link to the first part of the interview: http://10.16.86.131/alain-soral-answers-part-1/ I hope that this helps. Cheers, The Saker
Dear friends, It is truly a HUGE pleasure for me to present you today with the first part of an interview I did with the Islamic scholar Sheikh Imran Hosein. It is a pleasure because Sheikh Imran has agreed to reply to my questions in a video rather than a text, and I think that seeing him speak is a much more powerful experience than just reading his replies in
On March 1st of last year I wrote an article entitled “Obama just made things much, much worse in the Ukraine – now Russia is ready for war” in which I wrote the following: “I hope and pray that Obama, and his advisers, stop and think carefully about their next step, because make no mistake about that RUSSIA IS READY FOR WAR.” Using bolded red caps was my hope to
So a deal was apparently reached in Lausanne. It is not quite final, and there might be zig-zags, but it looks likely that a deal will be reached between Iran and the AngloZionist Empire. Except for, in this case, the Anglos appear to be distinctly happier than the Zionists. So, what is going on here? First and foremost, and I have said that innumerable times on this blog, this is
The headlines out of Yemen really say it all: U.S. pulling last of its Special Operations forces out of Yemen (and destroy their equipment in the process) Russia’s Yemen consulate damaged amid Saudi-led airstrikes – embassy source Russian evacuation plane denied landing in Yemen, diverts to Cairo Chinese military disembark in port of Aden, Yemen, to guard evacuation – official Yemen crisis: Foreigners’ tales of escape Saudi Arabia, Yemen won’t
