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Many in the West struggle to recognize former Russian President Dimitri Medvedev. In a June 7th tweet, the once pro-liberal politician wrote, “I hate . They are bastards and scum. They want death to us, Russia, and as long as I’m alive, I…

L’arrivo di milioni di profughi dall’Ucraina ha risvegliato il dibattito sull’immigrazione; una delle grandi questioni non risolte in Europa. Le donne e i bambini ucraini ci ricordano anche la pressione dall’Africa e dal Medio Oriente è…

German thinker Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote that a good philosophical work could consist entirely of jokes. In many ways, jokes are a sociological treasure: they capture widespread social perceptions, and they amuse and criticize at the same…

Vladimir Putin non ha annunciato grosse novità nel suo discorso per celebrare il 9 maggio. Nessuna dichiarazione di guerra, nessuna mobilitazione generale. Come al solito, però, ha parlato molto della storia della Russia. È partito infatti…

As the Ukraine war continues to rage, the world is split between two blocs: pro-Ukraine democracies versus pro-Russia autocracies while in between rests Turkey, which is attempting to play the role of the “honest broker” of a peace deal…