On this day, 79 years ago the Soviet Union & the Allies defeated the Nazis.

The heavy price of 30 mln people lost in what Russians call the Great Patriotic War is tragic evidence of the national sacrifice & a gloomy reminder that wars should be avoided at any cost. Today, however, we are closer to another major military clash than ever since the end of WWII.

Russia has been a key actor & will remain one. Some consider it to be part of the problem. Others believe it's part of the solution. Either way Russia matters.

Russia has a complex geography & complicated history. These & other factors remain its most strict teachers in the school of hard knocks which contemporary world is.

This channel seeks to analyze principles of this School & Russia's place in it. It also seeks to explain not excuse Russia's own policy moves & views on the increasingly turbulent world: politics, security, tech development & other critical issues.

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