Ukraine: Putin’s War to Change the World - Cold War Research

 During the Cold War, the U.S. spent trillions on research. The military got weapons. Science got a lot, too — besides a corrupted conscience Research  

Putin's reputed girlfriend Alina Kabaeva included in proposed EU sanctions list, sources say

Who is Alina Kabaeva, Putin’s alleged girlfriend?BBC. Resilc: “Without a doubt this WILL stop the war. Do you have to go to Harvard, Yale or Oxford to come up with this bullshit?”

At the end of his lengthy meeting with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on February 7, President Macron said that his Russian counterpart appeared to have "changed." Putin seemed locked in the past, harping on about the same old grievances and appearing uninterested in possible solutions to the crisis that he himself had triggered a few weeks earlier over Ukraine.

The two men had not met since December 2019. What happened between then and the February meeting that could explain Putin's sudden "change"? Many observers have developed theories based on the Russian leader's increased isolation due to the pandemic. An excellent example of this was a New York Times article by Michael Zygar, a highly respected observer of Russia's internal politics, which was revealingly titled How Vladimir Putin Lost Interest in the Present. 

Ukraine: Putin’s War to Change the World via Peter 

Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Could Change, And Maybe Galvanize, Cultural Scenes Across Eastern Europe

The dangers that war brings and the huge influx of refugees will surely alter the region's arts along with the rest of society. Yet the conflict has already sparked new cross-border cultural collaborations in nations that tend to be united only in their fear of Russian aggression. 

Rebuilding Ukraine Must Include Culture, Not Just Infrastructure

"It's intergenerational heritage we're losing, and it's not just for one country. What's important to understand is that it's not just about saving the famous monuments that are ruined. It's more about saving a way of life. It's about building back the whole cultural landscape afterwards." - Bloomberg CityLab

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