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Desacrated shrines
April 12, 2015 Guest Analyses

Desacrated shrines

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

The political economy of civil war: How the Ukraine became as impoverished as Tajikistan in only one year
April 11, 2015 Guest Analyses

The political economy of civil war: How the Ukraine became as impoverished as Tajikistan in only one year

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

Россия не Европа (Russia is not Europe) – Humor
April 11, 2015 Humor

Россия не Европа (Russia is not Europe) – Humor

Note: Concerning the example of the overflowing toilet, having lived in the USA for a total of 18 years now, I can attest that overflowing and backed-up toilets are even more a US tradition than a Russian one.  There is even a special company called Roto-Rooter specializing it who is officially an “emergency pluming and drain” service but which in reality spends all of its time declogging back-up toilets.  As

Documents showing how the Empire plans to overthrow Putin
April 10, 2015 Watch List

Documents showing how the Empire plans to overthrow Putin

This information was posted on an anonymous blog Drakula’s blog: http://drakulablog.com/2015/04/01/west-and-ukraine-against-putin-and-his-politicians/.  It looks very credible to me.  Just take a look here for comparison purposes. The Saker ——- West and Ukraine against Putin and his politicians Today I’ve got docs on Russia and Ukraine for you. The West got used to solving its problems using someone else to do the dirty work. Putin’s regime is an eyesore for the U.S., UK

It’s Not About the Nukes – Reflections on Lausanne
April 10, 2015 Guest Analyses

It’s Not About the Nukes – Reflections on Lausanne

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

Ukraine SITREP April 9th, 2015, by Duff
April 09, 2015 SITREPs

Ukraine SITREP April 9th, 2015, by Duff

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

A Donetsk People’s Republic Spetsnaz GRU officer speaks
April 09, 2015 Blog, Speeches, Statements and Interviews

A Donetsk People’s Republic Spetsnaz GRU officer speaks

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

Interview of a senior Russian Foreign Intelligence analyst
April 09, 2015 Speeches, Statements and Interviews

Interview of a senior Russian Foreign Intelligence analyst

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

Saker message to the community about the blog and appeal for help
April 08, 2015 Blog, Community News and Announcements, Saker Message

Saker message to the community about the blog and appeal for help

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

Ukraine SITREP 04.08.2015 by Scott
April 08, 2015 SITREPs

Ukraine SITREP 04.08.2015 by Scott

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

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