Articles by the author:

Vladimir Rozanskij

  • A new cold war between the US and Russia

    Moscow responds to Biden’s harsh words on Putin ("a killer" and "he will pay the price") by withdrawing the ambassador to the US and re-proposes the division of the world. Biden is "unconscious", "demented", "hysterical". Turčak: “We are a multi-ethnic country; they are a mass of kissers. We have families and family values, they have genders and transgender people”. Metropolitan Hilarion: The Pope's trip to Iraq, agreed with Biden to humiliate the Syrian (and Russian) Orthodox. Economic factors nurturing post-globalization.

  • Putin's health worsens. Naval'nyj surviving in the concentration camp

    The Russian leader seems to be suffering from serious neurological problems: he forgets or increasingly confuses the intended use of objects; he starts rambling speeches, which he then forgets about. Putin pushes for the search for the elixir of eternal life. Naval’nyj's first message from prison: he is 100 km from the capital, in Pokrov's "Colony No. 2". A photo of his shaven head.

  • Covid forces Caucasus to impose burials against Muslim customs

    In the Kabardino-Balkaria region, the dead from Covid arrive in polyethylene bags and closed coffins, after body and coffin treated with chlorine. However, Muslims bury their dead by wrapping them in a sheet, placing them in the bare earth, with their faces turned towards Mecca. Only 391 victims in Kabardino-Balkaria although mortality in the region is up by 20%.

  • Russian Orthodox: Carnival ends, Lent begins

    Two weeks before the "Sunday of Forgiveness" (which is tomorrow), a progressive ascent from meat is suggested, to approach the Lenten period, with a "vegan" diet. The excesses of the Maslennitsa festival, similar to the Carnival of the West. Return to some pagan traditions, experienced as folklore.

  • Tajik workers revolt against Chinese 'slave owners'

    Labour conditions violate rights, but those who complain are fired. Many migrants - unemployed due to the pandemic - are ready to replace the sacked. Labour Code violated: lower wages and overtime; only 4 (and not 8 public holidays per month); fines for those who are even 10 minutes late. The Chinese win every tender.

  • Kyrgyz and Kazakh women take to the streets

    International Women's Day saw rallies in defence of women's rights and against gender-based violence. Attacks on women in Kyrgyzstan are on the increase. Protesters called for the release of Kazakh women detained for membership in banned organisations”. For some, “feminism will save Kazakhstan.”

  • Bishkek opts for 'strong hand', modelled on Russia

    The draft for the new Constitution provides enormous powers to the president. He is the head of the government and the judiciary, and personally appoints the judges and the president of the Supreme Council and the Constitutional Court, similar to the 2020 Russian Constitution. Population distrust of entire ruling class has led to a plebiscite in favour of Sadyr Žaparov.

  • Moscow, Islamic publisher releases encyclical 'Fratelli tutti'

    "Vse Bratja" is the Russian version of the papal encyclical. At the presentation, the message of Francis and the Grand Mufti of Russia, Ravil Gajnutdin. Presentations by the nuncio in Moscow, the vice-president of the Muslim religious administration, political personalities, Catholic and Jewish representatives.

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