Hagia Sophia: Will it be everything and nothing?
«May you have everything and may nothing happen to you» — this half-joking wish is remembered today after the Turkish Council of State’s decision...
With the new year 1937!
Only a week has passed since the vote on Putin’s amendments, and there is no doubt about the purpose of the whole spectacle. It...
Hagia Sophia in Turkey and Muslims in Russia: What is the Value of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Rhetoric?
We have already written about the shameless double standards of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) regarding the prospect of returning the Hagia Sophia mosque...
«Russia will not take control in Bosnia» — Bakir Izetbegovic?
Bakir Izetbegovic, leader of the leading Bosniak (indigenous Muslim) party in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and son of...
Istanbul Conservative Revolution?
A significant part of the world is closely following one of the main intrigues in Turkey — the decision on the status of the...
Ingushetia boycotts the Kremlin farce?
The Ingush opposition has chosen the tactic of boycotting the vote on the constitutional amendments proposed by Putin, as it did in previous elections...
LGBT and Conservatism in Russia and Turkey?
The issue of traditional values and «non-traditional orientation» is increasingly discussed in the socio-political space of two countries whose ruling forces position themselves as...
«Orthodox Taliban» and prejudiced liberals?
While Putin’s regime was gathering votes for the referendum on constitutional amendments and extending his presidency for another 16 years, it became increasingly clear...
What will happen in Russia after July 1?
We have written little about the ongoing vote on Putin’s amendments to the Russian Constitution, because what we wanted to say about it was...