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Russia's Elite
How has the Russian elite changed during the year of the SMO
MOSCOW (Realist English). In the year of the special operation, the Russian elites has become much more homogeneous ideologically, because...
After the start of the SMO, only two parties have remained in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). After the start of the special military operation on the territory of the former Ukraine, two "parties"...
In Russia, the collapse of the real estate market is predicted
MOSCOW (Realist English). In Russia, about two million apartments are unlikely to find buyers. Sales in new buildings hovered at...
Putin’s dependence on the Russian military has increased: political scientists
MOSCOW (Realist English). Political scientist Tatiana Stanovaya told in her telegram channel about three features of the political situation in...
Sergey Baburin: They have been destroying the Soviet Union from the inside since 1986
MOSCOW (Realist English). Mikhail Gorbachev and his entourage were behind the collapse of the Soviet Union and the overthrow of...
More than 15 thousand millionaires may leave Russia in 2022
LONDON (Realist English). This year, more than 15 thousand millionaires may leave Russia due to the special operation in the...
Sanctions became the pretext, not the reason for Alekperov’s resignation
MOSCOW (Realist English). The founder of Lukoil, Vagit Alekperov, said that he had decided to resign from the post of...
Russia’s financial elite is thinking about their foreign capital, not military victory
ST. PETERSBURG (Realist English). In the period of crises in Russia, the problem of the separation of military and civilian...
Putin’s elite in person: power in Russia is not an inheritance, but a whole planet
Realist: How have elite groups changed in Russia during Vladimir Putin's 20 years in power? Zhuravlev: First of all, the...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
Iran’s new leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls for unity and vows continued resistance
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s newly appointed Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei delivered his first public address...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
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...
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