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from BBC News (UK)
Son of Russian spies feels 'relief' to be Canadian
The son of Russian spies has spoken of his relief after a court decided to let him keep his Canadian citizenship. Alexander Vavilov had his citizenship revoked after his parents, who worked for Russia's foreign intelligence service, were arrested in 2010. He was born in Canada, and until their arrest he believed his parents were Canadian too. It is the first time he has spoken since Canada's Supreme Court ruled his citizenship was valid.
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from HumanProgress.org
Education Website
Approximately 10 percent of all flowering plants produce a small amount of latex when punctured or cut. Latex is a complex chemical mixture of proteins, alkaloids, starches, sugars, oils, tannins, resins, and gums that coagulate upon exposure to air. As the latex polymer hardens, it begins to resemble a crude form of rubber recognizable to anyone acquainted with modern rubber.
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from New Eastern Europe
bimonthly news magazine dedicated to Central and Eastern European affairs
What kind of Ukraine does Russia want?
In the wake of Normandy talks, it would be worthwhile to clearly examine what Russia’s strategic goal for Ukraine is, since the essence and format of the negotiations are determined by that. First, let’s determine Russia’s strategic interests in Ukraine, then outline the different scenarios and evaluate their attractiveness to Russia. What are the main characteristics of the Russian state? First and foremost, it is an empire, albeit a bit shabby and diminished in 1991, but in all senses a successor to all previous imperial formats of statehood, from the tsarist monarchy to the Soviet Union. Secondly, it is an authoritarian state where the tradition of democracy, human rights and accountability had never taken root. It is important that both characteristics are inherent to Russia: it was born as a state with these characteristics, then grew and existed due to them.
What kind of Ukraine does Russia want?
In the wake of Normandy talks, it would be worthwhile to clearly examine what Russia’s strategic goal for Ukraine is, since the essence and format of the negotiations are determined by that. First, let’s determine Russia’s strategic interests in Ukraine, then outline the different scenarios and evaluate their attractiveness to Russia. What are the main characteristics of the Russian state? First and foremost, it is an empire, albeit a bit shabby and diminished in 1991, but in all senses a successor to all previous imperial formats of statehood, from the tsarist monarchy to the Soviet Union. Secondly, it is an authoritarian state where the tradition of democracy, human rights and accountability had never taken root. It is important that both characteristics are inherent to Russia: it was born as a state with these characteristics, then grew and existed due to them.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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