If anything we should be putting more Russian culture out there. I'd recommend Lermontov's "A Hero of Our Time". (It's fairly short.) And, for music, Shostakovich's final symphony, the 15th… (View Post)

I think another factor might be that in parliamentary systems the head of Govt has to debate other parliamentarians on a regular basis and justify policy. All Biden and Macron have to do is read from… (View Post)

I think we need to be pretty brutal about cracking down on Russians, even if in some individual cases it is unfair and they could be innocent of any wrong-doing. The Russian people just have to under… (View Post)

The problem with this is that it denies the right of self-determination. It's all about spheres of influence. So long as the Poles, Balts, etc, had reason to fear Russia they were always going to see… (View Post)

I am aware of that. But the Indian Army was, largely, in India. No? It did, of course, contribute significantly to the defeat of Japan and was active elsewhere. But it was not in a position to do all… (View Post)