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Hidden threats to Governors during the 2024 presidential campaign
MOSCOW (Realist English). When preparing for the presidential election campaign of 2024, governors are prone to seven types of threats...
Read moreRussia’s policy towards Afghanistan is ineffective and devoid of initiative — Andrey Serenko
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia's policy towards Afghanistan is ineffective, devoid of initiative and results, Andrei Serenko, Head of the Center...
Read moreRussia has loosened the IMF’s financial collar
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia has done something that is impossible within the framework of the pro—Western financial world order -...
Read moreThe pressure of the state on corporations is increasing
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested "to think about the publication of non-financial reporting for large enterprises."...
Read moreRoszdravnadzor* has allowed the repair of imported medical equipment with non-original spare parts
MOSCOW (Realist English). Roszdravnadzor has issued a draft order authorizing the repair of imported medical equipment with non-original spare parts...
Read moreThe Russian government has banned IT specialists from working remotely
MOSCOW (Realist English). The government of the Russian Federation still decided to ban the remote work of IT specialists. The...
Read moreIn Russia, the discussion continues on the corporate superprofit tax
MOSCOW (Realist English). The discussion continues on the corporate superprofit tax, which was proposed last week by First Deputy Prime...
Read moreIn the countries neighboring Russia issuance of bank cards has increased sharply
MOSCOW (Realist English). In the countries neighboring Russia, issuance of bank cards has increased sharply. Why would that be? There...
Read moreThe corporate swamp of Russia. What they don’t write about in economics textbooks
MOSCOW (Realist English). This is an extremely interesting material about the mechanics of progress, about the influence of science and...
Read moreRuble lending to the manufacturing economy is growing in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). For the first time in the post-Soviet market history of Russia, there is an increase in ruble...
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Russia remains EU’s fourth-largest gas supplier despite diversification push
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Russia remained the European Union’s fourth-largest supplier of natural gas in 2025, exporting almost 38bn cubic metres...
From voice of support to figurehead: Pahlavi seeks to steer Iran’s uprising
TEHRAN (Realist English). Protests across Iran entered their third week on Sunday amid a markedly harsher crackdown by the authorities,...
Venezuela’s real power lies beyond the presidency after Maduro’s arrest
CARACAS (Realist English). A day after U.S. special forces swept into the Venezuelan capital and detained former president Nicolas Maduro,...
Khamenei says Iran will not retreat in face of foreign-backed unrest
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the Islamic Republic would stand firm...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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