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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...
Central 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...
Zyuganov in the State Duma: Capitalism Has Reached a Dead End, Trump Has Gone Berserk, and the Space Program Is Only 20% Complete
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) Gennady Zyuganov delivered a...
Gennady Zyuganov: Voters have two choices — capitalism with war or socialism with justice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chairman of the CPRF Central Committee Gennady Zyuganov is again addressing voters and the public at a turning...
“The main Russophobes are the enemies of communists”: Dmitry Novikov responds to attacks on the Communist Party
MOSCOW (Realist English). In an article published in the newspaper Soviet Russia on April 4, 2026, Deputy Chairman of the CPRF Central Committee...
They ‘re trying again to get through into the State Duma the law on the self-ban on the issuance of loans.
MOSCOW (Realist English). Banks are against it. Therefore, the chances of the adoption of the law are slim. It's not...
Armenian battalion named after Marshal Bagramyan established in Donetsk: veterans of Abkhazia hand over their banner to Donbas volunteers
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Maria Nikiforova: Young people of the liberated territories are waiting for peace and justice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Maria Nikiforova, an expert on youth policy at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian...
Oil Shock Worsens the Plight of the Poor in Asia and Africa
MOSCOW (Realist English). The conflict in the Middle East, triggered by a joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, has led to...
Baku hysteria: Aliyev demands Russia remove Nagorno-Karabakh from Channel One map
BAKU (Realist English). Another bout of political allergy has struck Baku. Ilham Aliyev's dictatorial regime demanded "clear explanations" from Russia after...
Is Iran’s survival not a victory? Tehran under US and Israeli pressure
TEL AVIV (Realist English). For decades, Iran defined victory in expansive terms: exporting revolution, rolling back US influence, and ultimately eliminating...
UAE boosts production bypassing OPEC, but oil prices rise
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS, Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov has analysed for Realist English the possible consequences of...
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