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SEPARATISM EUROPEAN-STYLE (part 1)

The referendum on the region's independence was to be held in Catalonia on November 9. According to opinion polls, the separatists had a good chance of winning. However, it was not possible to find…

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EUROPEAN-STYLE SEPARATISM (part 2)

The fundamental principle of a nation-state is the striving for unification and homogeneity, ensured by the redistribution of resources. The same principle underlies the welfare state, ensuring their…

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Germany hit by wave of refugees

In August-September, Germany sheltered about 30,000 refugees, reports 'Russkaya Germaniya' citing statistics from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees. Most of them are victims of the…

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Not a Tolerant Capital

At a conference with the tolerant-sounding name "City of Different Cultures," held on September 9-10 in Moscow, a study titled "Migrants Through the Eyes of Muscovites" was presented. According to…

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Under a New Wave of Immigration (Part 1)

Over the past century, Russia has been a steady donor of educated and hardworking individuals who dispersed in huge numbers around the world. As a rule, emigration from Russia and the territories…

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Under a new wave of immigration (part 2)

Based on how the situation is developing, one can confidently say that relations between Russia and Western countries are ruined for a long time. Even worse, trust in Russia is completely lost, and…

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Tavrida in Its Own Juice

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in early March that his ministry had begun consultations on the amount of aid that Russia could provide to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The exact…

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Crimea's Self-Defense Forces, or A Deer Is a Horse

More than two thousand years ago, when the Qin dynasty was collapsing, the court of its weak young emperor was completely controlled by a cruel eunuch, Zhao Gao. One day he decided to test which…

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Consequences of Three Options for Deciding Crimea's Fate

Crimea may become not so much a triumph of historical justice and Russian neo-imperialism, as they believe in the State Duma, where a delegation from the Crimean parliament was greeted with an…

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With Crimea as a Spearhead

For Russia, Crimea is becoming a springboard for a final break with Western civilization, writes the Russian Gazeta.Ru in an editorial. That is precisely why Russia will most likely annex the…

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The Price of a Working Citizen

A Tajik with a broom does not seem to interfere with skilled labor. But is that so? The Moscow mayor, going into early elections, spoke about how the guest workers who have filled the Russian capital…

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Gray-Black Shades of Red

The red-skinned passport, granted with a sweeping gesture to Gérard Depardieu, made many think about the value of Russian citizenship. In a fit of self-deprecation, we somehow got used to thinking…

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