Novaya Gazeta is part-owned today by Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev, who propagates his neo-liberal agenda (with his son Evgeny Lebedev) through the British newspaper the pair joint-own – The Independent and The London Evening Standard,
Tag: Russia
Aum Shinrikyo (Аум Синрике) in Post-Soviet Russia (1991-1995)
In 1989, Shoko Asahara gave the Dalai Lama one thousand US dollars, in return, the Dalai Lama gave the Japanese a “diploma” and a letter of recommendation. In this letter, addressed to the competent authorities of Tokyo, the Dalai Lama called Shoko Asahara “a very capable spiritual mentor” and defined the sect “Aum Shinrikyo” as “a legitimate distributor of Mahayana Buddhism and a sect that can push the public toward kindness.” The Dalai Lama in the letter even asked the relevant Tokyo authorities “to release the Aum Shinrikyo sect from taxation.”
C0-Op Bank – Lurching to the Right
This is why those groups being attacked by the Co-Op Bank today are inherently linked to Marxist-Leninist movements, and by implication, to Russia.
Kim Sung-il Praises the Soviet Red Army!
“Eternal glory to the great Soviet Army that liberated the Korean people from the yoke of Japanese militarists, and opened the way to freedom and independence.”
The Eurocentric Racism Aimed at Miss Helsinki (2017)
Although I am not interested in women being treated like slabs of meat (as if ‘looking’ a certain way constitutes an achievement in the real world), I support Sephora’s right to live in Finland and to participate ‘equally’ in all Finnish cultural activities.
Tunguska Event 1908: the Soviet Scientific Response
The ‘effects’ of Tunguska were plain to see, but the scientific question was what ’causes’ had led to this devastation? This was and remains an important question for humanity, as next time such a devastating event might happen over a crowded city and possess the potential to kill millions. The following modern documentary explores the very good research of Kulik (explaining how he volunteered for the Red Army in 1941 to fight the invading forces of Nazi Germany, and died a year later).
