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NATO’s yearning for the East
By Rick MOORE (USA)
Last week NATO held its summit in Warsaw, Poland. As citizens in NATO countries wonder what benefits they get from NATO membership, it is important to consider some facts. Historians and analysts in Western Europe and the United States imbue disproportional blame on Russia while neglecting opportunities for cooperative economic development. Fear of Russia in […]
Continue reading...Adolf Hitler as Ukraine’s national idea
By ORIENTAL REVIEW
6. July 2016
On July 5 a premium congress hall in Kiev, Ukrainian House – Centre of National Idea, hosted a massive “installation”, dedicated to 75th anniversary of proclamation of the “Act of Restoration of the Ukrainian State”. The event, designed by the Organization of the Ukrainian Nationalists, was attended by a number of politicians, autocephalous “Ukrainian church” […]
Continue reading...1945 Nazi crackdown: yes, we can re-show it!
By ORIENTAL REVIEW
9. May 2016
Five days before the celebration of the 71th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s capitulation to the Soviet and allied troops in the WWII, the new NATO Supreme Commander in Europe Curtis Scaparrotti announced that he came to beat the drums of war again. Ignoring the historic facts and legitimate Russian interests in its around, in his […]
Continue reading...Seventy years of harassing political establishment and people of Europe
By ORIENTAL REVIEW
4. February 2016
According to a “sensational” article by the Telegraph, the US director of National Intelligence was recently instructed by Congress to “conduct a major review into Russian clandestine funding of European parties over the last decade.” This disclosure – a classic “controlled leak” – is intended to warn disobedient yet popular political entities across Europe to […]
Continue reading...Why did Nazis fail to create a Ukrainian state in 1939?
By Alexander DYUKOV (Russia)
8. September 2015
In 1939 the German military commanders had plans to create a Ukrainian puppet state inside Poland. Today’s article will discuss why this never happened. On the eve of WWII the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) was a key terrorist group the Nazi secret services put stakes on while preparing an assault on Poland. That group […]
Continue reading...Why did the US incinerate Japanese cities in 1945?
By ORIENTAL REVIEW
7. August 2015
Seventy years ago, the atomic bombs known as Little Boy and Fat Man were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In Hiroshima about 90,000 people were killed immediately; another 40,000 were injured, many of whom died in protracted agony from radiation sickness. Three days later, a second atomic strike on the city of Nagasaki killed some […]
Continue reading...Episode 17. Britain – Adolf Hitler’s star-crossed love (III)
By Nikolay STARIKOV (Russia)
20. June 2015
Part I, part II Never during this time did Great Britain agree to peace negotiations. She steadily continued her shelling of German cities. She showed her resolve to fight until the end. The United Kingdom could be fought, and even defeated, but after examining his options, Adolf Hitler asked himself two questions. What price would […]
Continue reading...Episode 17. Britain – Adolf Hitler’s star-crossed love (II)
By Nikolay STARIKOV (Russia)
13. June 2015
Part I Two weeks after Britain’s treacherous attack on the French navy, the world was already discussing a very different event. On July 19, 1940, Adolf Hitler stepped up to the podium of the German Reichstag. In that hall sat not only the members of the German parliament, but also generals, the leaders of the […]
Continue reading...Episode 17. Britain – Adolf Hitler’s star-crossed love (I)
By Nikolay STARIKOV (Russia)
6. June 2015
Nothing must be done between England and Germany which would in any way violate the prestige of Great Britain. Adolf Hitler[1] When Hitler realized that his original idea, the creation of a powerful Reich of all Germans allied to Britain, could not be realized, he tried to build and secure this Reich with his own […]
Continue reading...Episode 16. Who signed death sentence for France in 1940? (II)
By Nikolay STARIKOV (Russia)
30. May 2015
Part I When analyzing the causes of the improbably rapid downfall of France in 1940, it would be amiss not to mention the wonderful plan developed by German General Erich von Manstein. But the Brits made an equally important contribution to France’s defeat. The English gave no thought to rescuing France and, unexpectedly for the […]
Continue reading...Episode 16. Who signed death sentence for France in 1940? (I)
By Nikolay STARIKOV (Russia)
23. May 2015
This is something you ought to know: each time we must choose between Europe and the open sea, we shall always choose the open sea. Winston Churchill[1] A reverse on the Continent had been enough to make Great Britain desire to absorb herself in her own defence. Charles de Gaulle[2] On Oct. 6, 1939, two […]
Continue reading...WWII lend-lease: was the US aid that helpful? (II)
By Evgeniy SPITSYN (Russia)
13. May 2015
Part I Nonlethal lend-lease aid Besides weapons, other supplies were also provided under lend-lease. And those figures are absolutely indisputable indeed. Specifically, the USSR received 2,586,000 tons of aviation fuel, an amount equal to 37% of what was produced in the Soviet Union during the war, plus almost 410,000 automobiles, making up 45% of the […]
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13. July 2016
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