… at least, dead to me. The multipolar world is an idea which became fashionable after the Iraq war. If the United States, a democratic superpower, can start a war on such blatant false premises and with such disastrous consequences, then no country should be allowed free reign to be…

What I learned in 2022 is that a nation which lets itself be led by a murderer becomes murderous. A couple years ago, I was approached by a recruiter who offered me a job in Voronezh, Russia. The job was two steps above my grade, with an internationally respected chemical…

The Russian poet Gorodnitsky has a confusing stanza in his song about the Decembrists (who tried to overthrow the Tzar in 1825): Пусть запомнят потомки на все времена, Добывая победу в сраженье: Не всегда для свободы победа нужна, Ей нужнее порой — пораженье. (Let our descendants always remember As they…

What must I, as a Russian, do so that the Ukraine war might end soon, and never be repeated? St Augustine gave the following protocol for redemption: Admit you are wrong Say you are sorry Return that which you have stolen Bear fruit that show signs of repentance … or…

February 24th, may this day live in infamy forever: The start of the largest war in Europe in 70 years. Towns and cities, so much like those I remembered from my childhood, reduced from places of peaceful habitation to places of brutal conquest. I am safe across the Atlantic, and…

I grew up feeling like a traitor for leaving Russia, the country of my birth. I felt this way even though it was my parents, not me, who decided to go. I felt this way even though our standard of living improved a lot due to immigration. …

I often hear from people that COVID-19 deaths might actually be ordinary deaths, but classified as COVID-19 because the virus was detected in the deceased. On the surface, this argument appears plausible. …

The South Carolina presidential primary is less than a week away, and I still don’t know who I will vote for. I prefer some candidates’ policies to others. I think some will make better executives. …

Global warming is becoming a serious threat to our way of life. …