Following is the text of an essay, titled "Thoughts on Progress, Peaceful Coexistence and Intellectual Freedom," by Academician Andrei D. Sakharov, Soviet physicist, as translated by The New York Times from the Russian...
This book tells the story of insurgency in Ukraine’s Donbas region from the perspective of the rebels, who sought and continue to seek either independence from Ukraine or unification with Russia. As such, it provides a unique insight into their...
When, on 21 November 2013, former Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych decided to postpone an EU Association Agreement, few would have predicted that this would lead to a prolonged inter-communal conflict in Europe's borderland. What started as a...
Ukraine is embroiled in a bloody civil war. Both sides stand accused of collaborating with fascists; of committing war-crimes; of serving foreign interests. This proxy-war between Russia and the West was accompanied by a fierce information war. This...
This is a book about people who have sexual relations with animals, a behavior known as "bestiality", and people (known as "zoor") who are sexually and emotionally attracted to animals, a condition known as...
Despite appearances, Napoleon, Hitler and Stalin have a few things in common. Each of them belonged to a minority from the country he tyrannized: Napoleon was Corsican (“I could recognize Corsica with closed eyes, only by her perfume”), Hitler...