announced new «tough sanctions» against Russia. However, just how easily these sanctions can be evaded remains a key question. Even during the Soviet era, the Kremlin’s circumvention efforts posed a …
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One hundred years before Prigozhin: How the Bolsheviks nearly fell to to an uprising in Moscow
by adminIn late June 2023, Russia witnessed its first armed rebellion of the 21st century. Wagner Group forces under the command of Yevgeny Prigozhin advanced steadily toward Moscow, only to abruptly …
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From nationwide leader to The Hague: Viewing Milošević's history through the eyes of opposition
by adminA campaign for the annihilation of neighboring nations, the establishment of “people’s republics,” the propagation of nationalism, armed squads composed of criminals, and an indictment from The Hague Tribunal targeting …
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Old-timers on trial: Postwar Ukraine may learn lesson from Germany's prosecution of Nazi criminals
by adminPoland’s Minister of Education has suggested exploring the possibility of extraditing Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old member of the SS Galicia division, inadvertently honored in the Canadian parliament in the presence …
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Not quite clean: Why Germany and Japan failed to fully purge their elites after World War II
by adminThe Nuremberg Trials The special tribunal on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, currently being planned by the Council of Europe, will ultimately be judged against the standard set by Germany and …
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Devil vs. Advocate: The amazing, if rare, triumphs of legal defense in Stalin's Soviet Union
by adminNow that the institution of the bar has been destroyed in Belarus and is hanging by a thread in Russia, the two states are about to complete their transformation into …
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Gallows for a Propagandist: How the Third Reich's chief proponent failed to defend himself in Nuremberg
by adminThe Insider continues its series on international tribunals. In the aftermath of May 8, V-E Day, we remember the most famous among them — the Nuremberg Tribunal. One of the …
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How Iranian Azerbaijan narrowly avoided becoming the USSR's “new territory”: Excerpt from “Iran's Kremlin Agents” by Mikhail Krutikhin
by adminThe creation of puppet “people’s republics” with the goal of annexing them to Russia—like Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and the so-called “LDNR”—isn’t a new tactic from Putin. In his book “Playing …
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The Republic of Georgia is following Russia’s lead, taking steps to pass a bill that would ban “LGBT propaganda.” Encouraged by the homophobic rhetoric of the authorities in Tbilisi, anti-LGBT activists …
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“I despise your court and I despise your power”: The complete collection of Alexei Navalny's “last words”
by adminThe Freedom Letters publishing house has defied a demand from the Russian Prosecutor General’s office to cease distribution of “Not-So-Last Words” — a compilation of courtroom statements from 49 political …