Russia and Europe: Victory or Peace?
9 May is known to Russians as Victory Day, a day that commemorates the Soviet victory against the Nazis; however, it is celebrated by countries to its west as Europe Day, a day that marks the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. While in Russia the event is extremely patriotic, Europe Continue Reading
Putin, Stalingrad & Ukraine…
On the 2nd of February 1943, the most brutal battle of WW2 ended in Stalingrad. 80 years later, a new war is taking place: the fight for Ukraine. Vladimir Putin the Russian President made a direct link between The Battle of Stalingrad and the war in Ukraine when he attended Continue Reading