Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy A century ago, in 1918-20, Europe sunk into the “red terror”. Inspired by the Russian revolution, people with red armbands, red flags and red stars were determined to celebrate the “new bright future”. At factories, the power was transferred to factory committees, banks were nationalized, churches were turned into […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Alexander Maistrovoy The main challenge facing the West is not to defeat “them” but to find itself. In a recent survey, 83% of Americans polled failed a basic test on the American Revolution. According to Belgian researchers Jan and Kurt Monten of the Catholic College of Limburg, “young people studying to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Alexander Maistrovoy Western elites have mastered the Soviet arsenal of repressions perfectly. The report stating that Tommy Robinson was transferred to a special closed prison Belmarsh in the South of London, which was described as “jihadi training camp”, has brought an ominous deja-vu to me. In the 1990s, we learned […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy Modern western youth have embraced a deadly belief system. They refuse to believe that there is evil, barbarism and fanaticism in the world. They believe that Islam is a religion of peace, and terrorism and hatred are the result of social inequality. They believe that if you smile at […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy In the fall of 2015, a rather curious incident took place in Israel’s Knesset. A leader of the Arab party (Balad), Jamal Zahalka furiously attacked the Left. “You won’t even greet me. You are a racist! … The far right is amicable at least: they say hello and smile […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy In 1983, Robert Irwin wrote a fantasy novel “The Arabian Nightmare” about a young Englishman who was dragged into a whirlwind of sinister and ridiculous events in Cairo. The Arabian nightmare he learned was like a disease or a curse. It was terrible and obscene and monotonous, yet fearful. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy While the West is busy hunting “Russian witches,” its sworn enemies are devouring it alive from within. In 1986, the manager of the largest state company Eurodif Georges Besse arrived at his office as per usual. When he got out of his car, he was shot at point-blank range […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy International courts have been turned into leverage for destruction of national democracies by the totalitarian system. In late December, the European Commission announced punitive measures against Poland using the so-called “nuclear option”, Article 7 of the Lisbon Treaty. The reason was the decision of Warsaw to limit the power […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy It was like deja vu. August 2017. Paris. A rocket launcher was found in a No-Go Zone suburb. A few weeks before, the same launcher was found in Lyon, near the madrassa in the Muslim quarter … The media is silent. Human rights defenders are against Islamophobia. … Gaza. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy At a Party meeting the Party leader addresses the audience: “All of you will be hung tomorrow. Do you have questions? Silence. The Party leader: “I will repeat the question. Tomorrow you all will be hung. Does anybody want to say anything?” A timid voice is heard from the […]