I have spent my whole academic and working life in CEE. You clearly have not. I just spent 2 days at a high level diplomatic conference with a group of acknowledged experts in the field. Don´t think … (View Post)

What is now very clear is that most Russian speakers in Ukraine do not want to be part of Putin´s empire. Indeed they have been prepared to die rather than accept the Russian invasion. (View Post)

Treason doth never prosper. What's the reason? If it doth prosper, none dare call it treason. (View Post)

Well quite. Around 95% of the time I don´t agree with HYFUD. Much of what he says is, in my opinion, provable nonsense. However I will defend to the death his right to spout such nonsense. I actively… (View Post)

Neither the Hungarian Army nor government in 1956 was united and the resistance was more guerilla fighting, particularly when the Soviet forces regrouped and made a full invasion on November 3rd afte… (View Post)