Sino-Russian neighborhood policy: Kazakhstan – Euroasian heart of gold
Q uite untill recently Kazakhstan was commonly identified as an impervious, legendary and fascinating place, one of passionate, bloody dusks whose natural...
The Role of Europe in the Balkan region’s geopolitical crossing
G eopolitics, the study of how spatial dimension impacts on and affects states' politics, may offer an important contribution to analysing strategies...
The (Trans-Siberian train of) Heartland or (Mare Liberum of) Rimland? Mega structures for the next century
This year marks the centenary of the creation of the legendary Trans-Siberian railway of Russia. By an ironic twist of fate, this falls right...
The Rebirth of the Patriarch of Moscow
The Orthodox Church and the Christian tradition have always assumed a role of primary importance in Russian history and tradition. The...