Among the warriors known in history, the Cossacks are among the earliest in Russia. They started as servants and became part of Russia’s military unit and rebelled when their freedom was threatened. The Cossacks, a group of Russian warriors, still … Continue reading An Overview of the Cossacks and their Rebellions
MI5 has a mission to keep the United Kingdom safe. The release of their top-secret files proved how they’ve been doing so since World War I (WWI). On Thursday, April 10, 2014, to commemorate the 100-year anniversary, MI5 made top-secret … Continue reading MI5 Top-Secret Files Reveal Heroes and Spies of World War I
In October 2021, the largest amount of information leaked onto the internet, Pandora Papers. It revealed the hidden accounts of tax evasion and details of owners with offshore accounts. These owners are wealthy and elite, including adored celebrities, from around … Continue reading An Overview on Leaked Information and Its Influence on the World
In the far North East of Russia’s isolated Siberian region reside the Yukaghir clan. With a tiny population, their way of life and belief system is unique. They hold the belief that all animals and some nature contain souls and, … Continue reading Anthropology : Yukaghir Hunting Practices, Where Humans and Animals Collide
Treasure hunters, historians, and the entertainment industry have taken a strong interest in the mysteries. Conspiracies and theories surround some of the world’s greatest mysteries but, unfortunately, that’s all they are. The Amber Room The construction of the golden, jewel-encrusted … Continue reading The Historical Significance of the World’s Unsolved Mysteries
Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov, most famously known by his pseudonym Vladimir Lenin, was born near the river Volga, in Russia. He first read Karl Marx in 1888, and his political views would build up from that point until 1903. Vladimir Lenin … Continue reading Marxism as Applied by the Bolsheviks in the Soviet Union and Their Rise to Power
Plucking them from their life-sustaining soil, we gift flowers to loved ones as symbolic gestures of love and gratitude. Ironically, in doing so, the flower’s once eternal beauty becomes transient and short-lived. The flower lives out its final days as … Continue reading Anthropology: Flowers and Their Unique Meanings in Russian Culture
“…Russia would weep for the death of this hope….this old novelist who changed his world with a single letter…” Continue reading The Life of Soviet Dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russia Russia is a country from Eastern Europe and North Asia. The largest land area in the world, covering more than 17 million square miles (6.6 × 106 sq mi), and covers more than one third of the land area. … Continue reading Anthropology: Brief Sociopolitical Histories of the Three Largest Territories in the World