THE STEPPE: HIGHWAY FOR THE RUSSIAN BOGEYMAN

The Steppe Highway: The Deep Roots of Russophobia For millennia, the great expanse of the Pontic-Caspian steppe has served as the launchpad for mass human migrations and military invasions into Europe. This flat, open corridor stretching from Central Asia to Eastern Europe offered an unobstructed route westwards — a natural highway used repeatedly by nomadic and imperial forces alike. From the Scythians and Sarmatians, to the Huns, Avars, Bulgars,...

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EUROPE'S MANY ATTEMPTS TO DISMEMBER AND PLUNDER RUSSIA

19 March 2025Europe’s Many Attempts to Subjugate RussiaFor centuries, European powers have repeatedly launched invasions and attacks against Russia, often under the leadership of a dominant Western power. These assaults have ranged from outright military invasions to economic and political subjugation. Was the motive a fear of Russia, or was it a greed for Russia's resources?Napoleon’s Grand Failure (1812) In June 1812, Napoleon assembled...

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THE EMERGENCE OF RUSSIA

16 June 2024THE EMERGENCE OF RUSSIA 1. The Origin of the Slavic People and the Eastern Slavs- Early Slavs: The Slavic people emerged in Eastern Europe around the 5th century AD. They were originally divided into three main groups: Western Slavs, Southern Slavs, and Eastern Slavs.- Eastern Slavs: The Eastern Slavs settled in areas that are now part of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. They established early tribal confederations and laid the...

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MOSCOW HAS NOT BEEN SACKED

24 June 2023 Putin has always treated Prigozhin like a wayward kid brother and now lets him off the hook and slink away to Belarus, a less well structured state where he Prigozhin could do real damage - Belarus is almost as important to Russian security as Ukraine.In a Western democracy, Prigozhin would be under lock and key by now.Imagine if Prigozhin had reached Moscow and begun looting. Reminds me of those few hundred...

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RUSSIAN AIMS AND STRATEGY

23 April 2022🎉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Happy St. George’s day🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎉It is the land power (Russia, the Rus, the Mongol Hordes of Asia) v. The sea power (formerly the UK now America) for position as World Hegemon No. 1. That's why America and Russia are always fighting. Many think it's China? No. It's the no.1 land power v. the no.1 sea power. That's the game. Russia could take in Iran & Pakistan, even Japan?, so Islam and Asia, and seek to separate the UK from Europe, while fomenting dissent along race woke etc lines in the US. Their plan....

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CAN YOU IMPOSE NEUTRALITY ON INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES?

23 April 2022Why is Russia in perpetual insecurity?Putin is treated to madman or throwback to Soviet or czarist (caesar) times, but careful examination of the geopolitical, demographic, economic and social constraints show how he perfectly rationally interprets a country's - his country's - primary need for security.As the West seeks an adequate response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and invasion of Ukraine, it is useful to understand what Vladimir Putin thinks he is doing, and why. Understanding Putin is not to apologize for him, but understanding...

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THE ORIGINS OF RUSSO PHOBIA

27 February 2022 A great presentation and question and answer session with Tom and John Measheimer. https://youtu.be/Nbj1AR_aAcEOne. On the origins of Russo-phobia. This argument from John is quite American centric. If you live in Europe, you might have a different perspective. But I would say from the American perspective that the dislike of Russia goes back past the Monroe doctrine to Woodrow Wilson's talk in 1916. And from the European point of view, you have to go all the way back past the centuries and see that the...

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