Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia, defying a revolt against the regime of President Bashar Assad, plans to modernize a major naval facility in Syria. Officials said the Russian Navy has deployed hundreds of personnel to upgrade the Syrian port of Tartous. They said the project was meant to ensure that Tartous could accommodate all […]
Lev Navrozov To emigrate to America from “Soviet Russia” was like going to live on some distant planet reproducing your favorite country: A dream. But one fine day those who ruled Russia decided to stage an unusual experiment: they allowed several hundred “Soviet citizens” to emigrate from the “Soviet paradise.” Naturally, we were highly suspicious: […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Syria’s rebel army, based in Turkey, has reported shortages in weapons and funds. The Free Syrian Army has urged Arab and other opponents of the regime of President Bashar Assad to rush aid to the rebel force. “If the FSA had greater capabilities the situation on the ground would be […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Russian Navy has sent warships to Syria. The Russian Navy has sent at least three ships led by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier to the Syrian port of Tartous. The naval delegation was led by Cmdr. Yakushin Vladimir Anatolievich in what was reported to have been a non-combat mission […]
Lev Navrozov I call countries that are not free “slave countries,” though Soviet propaganda proclaimed that “Soviet Russia” was the only first “free” country in the world even after it conquered some countries to the west of it, after which those countries became “free” countries in the Soviet propaganda, in contrast to “the rest of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The regime of President Bashar Assad has displayed its new Russian-origin weapons during a military exercise. Western diplomats said Assad’s military fired new missiles and other weapons acquired from Moscow in late 2011 during an exercise that took place on Dec. 20. They said the new weapons included the P-800 […]
Lev Navrozov Who is Mikhail Prokhorov? His is not an unfamiliar name to American sports fans. A Russian billionaire entrepreneur, he became the owner of the American basketball team the New Jersey Nets in 2010: “A Russian tycoon with a longstanding passion for basketball agreed to a $200 million deal … that will make him […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia has delivered an advanced surface-to-surface rocket to Syria. Russian sources said the Kremlin has approved the transfer of the Iskander-E rocket to the regime of President Bashar Assad. They said nearly 100 Iskander rockets arrived in Syria in November as part of Moscow’s determination to bolster Damascus. “These missiles […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Iran is believed to have ordered its agents to smuggle nuclear material from Russia. On Dec. 16, the Kremlin reported the seizure of radioactive material destined for Iran. The Federal Customs Service said 18 pieces of a radioactive isotope were found in the luggage of a passenger ready to board […]
Lev Navrozov By the autumn of 1917, Russia had become, culturally, a free society. The Russian 19th-century prose was intensely read in all culturally advanced countries, Chekhov’s plays were staged, several composers were considered classical, Chaliapin’s voice was admired… Now, since the autumn of 1917, Lenin, who was only for a short time in power, […]