It is the morning of May 12, 1892, and the Lithuanian-born landscape painter Isaac Ilyich Levitan has just left his…
How does the Ukraine-Russia war end? In an October surprise. Ukraine, which became independent on 24 August 1991, will be…
On February 24th, the Russian war to conquer Ukraine passed the two-year mark. Actually, no. It marked — imprecisely —…
The Russians have taken Avdiivka, and President Joe Biden faces a tough choice: he either closes the Mexican border or…
Russia recently placed Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on a “wanted” list, accusing her of “crimes” that include the destruction…
I The Hall of the Order of St. Catherine is the most intimate of the five staterooms within the forbidding…
I’ll say this upfront: I think it’s most likely that Vladimir Putin, or elements of his regime, had Russian dissident…
Russian President Vladimir Putin loves to mock the United States and everything we do. His poker-faced announcement that he has…
