Yaroslav Shimov Poor Fritz, Manyu and Cyrus Data from a recent survey on the ratings of political parties (conducted in June) again - once again - shocked the liberal democratic public in Germany. The popularity of the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) continues to grow. In February 2025, in the last Bundestag elections to date, the AfD finished second with 20.8% of the vote, almost 8% behind the victorious conservative bloc CDU/CSU.

Example of communist dictatorships in Central and Eastern Europe

The leaders of the United States and Italy recently had a fight. It all started with the fact that after the G7 summit, American President Donald Trump gave an interview to one of the Italian TV channels, where he said that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “begged” him to take a joint photo, and he eventually took pity on the poor thing.

Yaroslav Shimov “Everything for the people, but nothing with the help of the people” - this was the slogan under which the bureaucratic regime of neo-absolutism worked in the Austrian Empire in the mid-19th century, after the suppressed revolution of 1848-49. There was little new in this principle: a century earlier, “enlightened absolutist” rulers throughout Europe, from France to Russia and from Spain to Sweden, had done the same.

Can you name offhand the names of the US presidents who died as a result of the assassination attempt? Probably every somewhat educated person will immediately remember John Kennedy and, after thinking for a couple of seconds, add Abraham Lincoln to him. Deep connoisseurs of American history may recall the name of William McKinley , who was shot and killed by an anarchist in 1901. And almost no one will remember James A.

Spain has long been a haven for millions of migrants fleeing here for a variety of reasons, including politicians and dissidents who find it dangerous to remain in their countries. How is Madrid saving Latin American oppositionists? And how does their situation differ from the situation of Ukrainian refugees in Spain?

Can you name offhand the names of the US presidents who died as a result of the assassination attempt? Probably every somewhat educated person will immediately remember John Kennedy and, after thinking for a couple of seconds, add Abraham Lincoln to him. Deep connoisseurs of American history may recall the name of William McKinley , who was shot and killed by an anarchist in 1901. And almost no one will remember James A.

Rumen Radev during the election campaign of Progressive Bulgaria The landslide victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections in Bulgaria by the new Progressive Bulgaria party led by ex-president Rumen Radev has raised many questions about the country's future direction. Radev is often called a pro-Russian politician. Some analysts even predict that he will play the role of “the second Viktor Orban” – the future leader of the Eurosceptic and pro-Kremlin wing in European politics.

Why are assessments of historical events increasingly becoming “black and white”? Is it correct to judge history emotionally – and to give today’s moral assessments to the “heroes of bygone times”?

Are the “great powers” ​​to blame for the fact that the world map and textbooks look the way we know them? We continue our series of conversations about revaluations of history. In the new issue there is a conversation about how the Moscow Kingdom, and then the Russian Empire and the USSR, conquered their colonies and expanded their territory.

Leader of the opposition party Tisza Peter Magyar (left) and Prime Minister of Hungary, leader of the Fidesz party Viktor Orban On April 12, the opposition party Tisza, led by Peter Magyar, confidently won the parliamentary elections in Hungary, who, apparently, will form the next government of the country. Viktor Orban, the current Prime Minister and leader of the Fidesz party that has ruled for 16 years, will resign, reports the Russian Service of Radio Liberty .

Leader of the opposition party Tisza Peter Magyar (left) and Prime Minister of Hungary, leader of the Fidesz party Viktor Orban On April 12, the opposition party Tisza, led by Peter Magyar, confidently won the parliamentary elections in Hungary, who, apparently, will form the next government of the country. Viktor Orban, the current prime minister and leader of the Fidesz party that ruled for 16 years, will resign.

Were Christopher Columbus and all those who followed him just cruel, greedy imperialists? Are Western countries, and not only them, forever to blame for the fact that the political map of the world and history textbooks look the way we see them today?

Hungary is on the eve of its most tense election in years. Country portrait on a cloudy background On April 12, parliamentary elections will be held in Hungary, which promise to be extremely dramatic. What caused the increased attention in the world to political events in not the largest and richest country of the European Union?