Russia

Verso la fine degli anni Novanta si è iniziato a parlare di una ‘nuova’ Via della seta. Sembrava possibile e conveniente ripristinare il collegamento via terra tra l’Europa e l’area economicamente più dinamica del mondo, l’estremo Oriente.…

Le recenti operazioni militari delle forze armate turche in Siria sembrano contraddire la posizione mantenuta fermamente da Mosca negli ultimi anni sull’inviolabilità dei confini e della sovranità di Damasco. Tuttavia, il presidente turco,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next six years in office – and whether or not he leaves the political scene in 2024 at the end of the next term – will rely on things that are out of his control: the price of oil, which largely determines…

Over the past six years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been reluctant to deal extensively and regularly with internal issues, but has been keenly interested in foreign policy affairs. It has been easy for Putin to achieve victories…

A century was not enough for Russia to absorb not only the effects, but the reasons for the 1917 Revolution. Both Russian society and government still lack a consensus on whether it was one of the greatest tragedies, or an idealistic and…