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Social Psychology
Labubu and the psychology of collecting: From joy to compulsion
LONDON (Realist English). There’s a particular pull to Labubu dolls — the sly grin, the soft fuzz, the crinkle of...
‘Squid Game’ finale asks: What is left of our humanity?
SEOUL (Realist English). As Squid Game approaches its final, blood-soaked chapter, the show’s masked Front Man offers Player 456 a...
Labubu mania propels Pop Mart into global toy elite
BEIJING (Realist English). A palm-sized, scruffy-looking elf has turned Pop Mart, a Beijing-based toy company, into a global phenomenon. The...
Russian office workers spend up to four hours daily on routine tasks, study finds
MOSCOW (Realist English). Office employees across Russia spend up to four hours a day on routine work, according to a...
How to cope with anxiety and panic: practical advice from a psychologist
MOSCOW (Realist English). Today, many of us are particularly strongly influenced by the information field. Experiencing anxiety and panic is...
Psychologist named five toxic habits related to money
LOS ANGELES (Realis English). Psychologist Ramani Durvasula in an article for CNBC listed 5 toxic money habits of narcissists and...
The era of loneliness has come to the West
NEW YORK (Realist English). Mass urbanization, increased life expectancy, the communication revolution and the women's rights movement contributed to the...
Five psychological techniques that make a person self-confident
SAN FRANCISCO (Realist English). Confidence is not a trait that a person is born with. Just like muscles, confidence is...
War is always a time of patriotic discourse
KIEV (Realist English). In wartime, the state takes control of human emotions into its own hands. It "knows better than...
«The Kurdish card is a weapon of major powers»: Yaşar Yakış on why Turkey missed its chance to solve the Kurdish issue
ANKARA (Realist English). Yaşar Yakış — a Turkish diplomat and statesman who served as Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Saudi...
Dmitry Novikov on his path to politics, the intelligentsia, the left movement, and why US aggression against Iran is a threat to Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Dmitry Novikov, Deputy Chairman of the CPRF Central Committee and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma...
“We Are Witnessing the Messianic Footsteps”: Avigdor Eskin on Israel’s War with Iran
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli public figure and publicist Avigdor Eskin argues that we live in an era of “incredible acceleration,” when...
“Israel is not fighting the Iranian people, but the regime”: Alexander Tsinker on the goals of the operation against Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The war in the Middle East, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has entered its fifth...
Venezuela after Maduro: oil instead of democracy?
CARACAS (Realist English). When U.S. forces swooped into Caracas in January 2026 and seized President Nicolás Maduro, many Venezuelans inside and outside...
The deal was close, but Trump blew it up with social media posts
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Toward the end of last week, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal...
The story of Russian girl Kristina Romanova: a Mexican thriller with a terrible ending
MEXICO CITY (Realist English). Tatyana Poloskova, Doctor of Political Science, First Class State Advisor of the Russian Federation, based on her...
From Ayatollahs to Generals: Has Iran Shifted Under the Rule of Security Forces?
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Islamic Republic of Iran was built to be governed by clerics. It is now widely acknowledged as...
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