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CPRF vs. United Russia: ideology vs. administrative resources four months before the vote
MOSCOW (Realist English). Just over four months remain until the unified voting day when Russians will elect the State Duma of...
Read morePutin replaced the head of Dagestan, agreed with Trump on a ceasefire and threatened Ukraine
MOSCOW (Realist English). The last seven days of Russian domestic politics have been marked by unexpected personnel decisions, active international diplomacy,...
Read moreLavrov reaffirmed support for Iran, Peskov – priority of a peace agreement on Ukraine
MOSCOW (Realist English). Over the past two days, Russian diplomacy continued its hardline stance against the West, while simultaneously strengthening ties...
Read moreSteel demand in Russia falls to 2011 low: Severstal’s profit collapses 370‑fold
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia's metallurgical industry is going through one of the toughest periods in its recent history. The results of...
Read moreRussia’s April oil and gas revenues double to 950 billion rubles
MOSCOW (Realist English). April 2026 was a month of record oil and gas revenues for Russia. The war between the US...
Read more“Russia Has No Aggressive Intentions Toward Europe”: Russian Foreign Policy Results for April
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s foreign policy activity in April 2026 was characterized by two contrasting trends. On the one hand,...
Read moreRussia’s Foreign Ministry works on moving Geneva talks on South Caucasus to a friendly country
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on 29 April that the issue of moving the International...
Read moreCentral Bank lowers rate to 14.5%, Zyuganov calls it a ‘cemetery economy’: review of Russia’s internal politics for the week
MOSCOW (Realist English). The period from 22 to 28 April was one of the most intense in Russia's domestic politics since...
Read moreRussia reaffirmed alliance with Iran, Araghchi accused US of derailing talks: outcomes of St. Petersburg meeting
ST. PETERSBURG (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in St. Petersburg on 27 April with Iranian Foreign Minister...
Read moreRuble strengthens 7% in April: $100 oil and budget rule change the course
MOSCOW (Realist English). Over the past month, the Russian ruble has shown one of its strongest gains in the last two...
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“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
US and Iran fail to reach Hormuz deal as Trump threatens new strikes
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and Iran remain far from reaching an agreement to end the war and reopen...
Israel prepares for new war with Iran – from bombing to commando landings
TEL AVIV (Realist English). With US‑Iran talks deadlocked, the Israeli leadership has stepped up preparations for a resumption of full‑scale hostilities....
Raúl Castro remains Cuba’s “shadow king”
HAVANA (Realist English). From the very moment in April 2021 when legendary General Raúl Castro, brother of the great Fidel, handed...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
Russia seeks its place in China’s new transport corridor
MOSCOW (Realist English). Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Beijing, experts are increasingly discussing the hidden contradictions...
From Hormuz to Solar Panels: How Iran Accelerated the Global Shift to Renewables
WASHINGTON (Realist English). An analytical article by Benjamin Bradlow, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, published in...
China No Longer Seeks U.S. Approval
BEIJING (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China on May 14–15 passed with surprising calm and almost none...
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