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The US proxy war againt Russia

The US Proxy War Against Russia: After 80 Years–No More Games, No More Delusions

The US Proxy War Against Russia in Ukraine: No More Games, No More Delusions The US Proxy War Against Russia: Most of the People in the US After 4 years Still Don’t Understand It! Update, December, 2025 I originally wrote this article on my blog in 2022. I posted it on substack in December, 2024. It has documentary material going back to 2014, when the regime that the US installed was waging war on the people of Eastern Ukraine. It shows actual war footage of attacks on people in Eastern Ukraine. It shows the President of Ukraine at that time, …

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The Tragedy of Ukraine: Seduced, Used, Abused, and Abandoned.

How the West Seduced, Used, Abused and Abandoned Ukraine The situation in Ukraine first came to my attention in late 2013. As I noted in previous posts, a website maintained by Andre Raefsky an ethnic Russian who grew up in the West, The Saker, noted social turmoil in Ukraine. Things went from bad to worse, with a recorded phone call surfacing of US State Department official, Victoria Nuland, caught planning whom she wanted to replace the democratically elected President Victor Yanukovych. She was caught on camera bragging about spending $5 billion to ‘promote democracy’ in Ukraine, by empowering far right …

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Nato wants to negotiate with Russia

NATO Wants to Negotiate with Russia–10 Big Reasons Why Russia Won’t

      Duplicity in Negotiations: Nato Wants to Negotiate with Russia, but why?   The US/UK/Nato and their monkey’s paw Ukraine were sure that they would bring Russia to its knees by taking a hard line and refusing numerous Russian pleas for negotiation. Now, their plans are blowing up in their faces, and instead of Russia’s economy and war effort collapsing it’s theirs that is collapsing. NATO wants to negotiate with Russia. But should Russia trust its Russia hating adversaries’ new found request to negotiate? The Collective West After Decades of Backstabbing, Now Wants Negotiations with Russia Since the …

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My 18 Favorite Soviet and Russian Songs

Soviet and Russian Songs One of the best ways to keep up your spirit, is by songs. These are some of my favorite Soviet and Russian songs from mostly the Soviet Union, USSR,  as well as from the Russian Federation.  Many are so inspiring, encouraging us and exhorting us to “Look forward”, honoring the incredible heroism of those past, and present.   The Soviet Anthem “United forever in friendship and labor”. You can’t get much better than that. Imagine a country united in a common vision!         Glory to the Ones Who Look Forward   This song …

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The Monument to Sunken Ships in Sevastopol Harbor, located in Crimea and Sevastopol

Crimea and Sevastopol: 1 Week of “Living Dangerously”?

Crimea and Sevastopol: My 2015 Trip [updated July, 2024] Between May 13-20, 2015 I took a trip to Crimea and Sevastopol, on the Black Sea. It is at the center of the controversy and sanctions against Russia these days. Sevastopol is a major seaport on the Crimean Peninsula, and I was interested to see for myself what is going on there, especially in light of the historical connection between that city, and Sebastopol, Sonoma County, which is named after it.  I used to live near Sebastopol, California, so I had a personal interest in seeing this historic city. And Sonoma …

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Too Often, Google Fails Badly as a Search Engine: It Omits Inconvenient Information

All Too Often, Google Fails Badly. Why? All too often, a search in Google fails badly because it omits inconvenient information, that’s why. And it’s why you must question everything. Let me explain. Since the coming of the ‘information messiah’, Google, the very notion of seeking information, or even ‘the Truth’, has become immortalized as the new verbal imperative, “Google it”. You’re told that if you want to know about something, just go to Google or Google Chrome, or even some of the other search engines built on Google, such as Duck Duck Go, or even Brave. And you’re ‘sure’ …

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Putin’s Approval Rating: Open Response to Seymour Hersh’s Post on Putin’s Landslide Victory

Seymour Hersh on Vladimir Putin’s Approval Rating and Resounding Victory: An Open Response Recently, renowned journalist, Seymour Hersh questioned Putin’s approval rating and poll results, which he posted in an article on his Substack.  I, as a free subscriber, received an email, which was truncated, since I don’t pay for a subscription. There are many great journalists, and I just don’t have the money to support everyone. But I was struck by his opening: Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more THE IRON-CLAD PIÑATA Putin is an enemy the West cannot topple—so why does Biden keep swinging? The Russian president’s …

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A Fun Day in Irkutsk, The ‘Cool’ Capital of the Irkutsk Oblast (Region)

  Where in the World Is Irkutsk? As you can see according to the World Atlas, Irkutsk is midway across the vast country of Russia, which itself spans multiple time zones. It’s north of Mongolia, and directly north of China, Thailand and Southeast Asia. Because of this, it is a crossroad of various cultures, both Mongolian, Central Asian Turkic, Slavic and numerous indigenous communities. Russia comprises well over 100 different ethnic groups and languages. All recognized and supported. By Pablitto, Marcin Konsek, Ася Волкова, Vaiz Ha, Fanzuga, Вячеслав Ребров.Pablitto – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57146326. Pictured above are some …

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TRip to Lake Baikal. A view from a cliff

My Trip to Lake Baikal August, 2023

Trip to Lake Baikal: Oldest, Biggest, Deepest Lake in the World Why I Chose to Make the Trip to Lake Baikal ““In ancient times all life was considered sacred. Now those times are gone, nobody thinks about it any more.” https://sacred-sites.org/lake-baikal-siberia/ Well, I do. So, I decided to see for myself and took the trip to Lake Baikal. Lake Baikal held fascination for me because of its uniqueness. It is 25 million years old, making it by far the oldest lake in the world. It also is by far, the deepest lake, 1.2 miles, with more fresh water than any …

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Iconic Photo by Photographer Nikolai Rachmanov

Russia Journey, 2023. First Leg, Moscow from July 25-August 4th.

Arrival at the Downtown Metro Station   After a couple of days’ rest following my roughly 25 hour trip–from Chiang Mai, to Bangkok, Thailand, a 4 hour wait, a 6 hour flight to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, another 4 hour wait, and another 6 hour flight to Moscow, and another two hours to get my bags and find a taxi to my final destination, I was ready to take on Moscow. First order of business was to get my long awaited refund from Aeroflot. My trip in 2020 was cancelled due to Covid, and the airline wasn’t offering any …

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