Tag: Soviet Union
Security and retention of power: What is Putin’s concern?
Russia and Ukraine – one entity. That’s how Kremlin boss Putin put it. He has also outlined other cornerstones of his geostrategic agenda. The West does not have to accept…
Interview on the Ukraine conflict: “Merkel’s departure was a key moment for Putin”
Expert André Haertel says Putin is a realistic foreign politician. His goal: control of countries in the territory of the former Soviet Union. However, the Russian President does not have…
In power for decades: Nursultan Nazarbayev resigns
in power for decades Nursultan Nazarbayev retires 01/18/2022, 7:24 p.m For decades he was the strong man in Kazakhstan. Ex-President Nazarbayev is now leaving politics for good. “I’m enjoying my…
Person of the Week: Tokayev: Next Success for Putin’s Neo-Soviet Union
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Person of the Week: Tokayev Next success for Putin’s neo-Soviet Union By Wolfram Weimer The uprising in Kazakhstan is brutally suppressed, and Presidents Tokayev and Putin…
Meeting with CIS state representatives: Putin seeks proximity to former Soviet states
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Meeting with CIS state representatives Putin seeks proximity to the former Soviet states Russia has many ex-Soviet republics such as Belarus among its allies. Now President…
Fight for Russian NGO: Putin’s memorial process provokes protest
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Fight for Russian NGO Putin’s memorial process provokes protest The Russian Supreme Court is negotiating the dissolution of the human rights organization Memorial. The NGO works…
Almost collapse of the Eastern Front: “Moscow was the great turning point in the war”
At the end of 1941, Hitler’s armies failed in Moscow. The historian Christian Hartmann describes the winter battle for the metropolis as the turning point of the Second World War.…
Relocation of the Cold War: The Legendary Battle of the Chess Geniuses
Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 Cold War relocation The legendary fight of the chess geniuses Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are two chess heroes of their time. And two of the…
Kratschmer only spectators: When Daley Thompson became king
Monday, July 26th 2021 Kratschmer only spectators When Daley Thompson became king The decathlete Guido Kratschmer is at the height of his career in 1980. He wants to crown himself…
Boycott, records, doping: the hotly contested Olympic Games in Moscow
Monday, July 19, 2021 Boycott, records, doping The hotly contested Olympic Games in Moscow Even in 1980 the world is not okay. 41 years ago today, the Summer Olympics opened…
Appreciated by Russia: Legendary spy George Blake dead
Saturday 26 December 2020 Appreciated by Russia Legendary spy George Blake dead With the words "he sincerely loved our country", Russia announced the death of double agent Blake. He defected…