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Musings of a Russophile: Meeting a Hero from the Elbe

Weekly column by Frederick Andresen

April 25 was “Elbe Day,” when Russian and American soldiers met and shook hands over the Elbe River in Germany, marking a major step toward ending that bloody and wasteful war.

Uncertain World: The master of historical byplay

Weekly column by Fyodor Lukyanov

The Euronews TV channel quoted a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars standing in a crowd outside the White House on Monday.

Sam’s Exchange: Money Metrics - How do we price the USD?

Biweekly column by Sam Barden

For many years we were led to believe there were two economic models: capitalism and communism. It has been widely accepted that communism died when the Soviet Union collapsed, although China still practices a form of communism.

Left at the Crossroads: Doubts and certainties in Peru’s presidential race

Biweekly column by Marc Saint-Upéry

From a field of five candidates competing in the first round of Peru's presidential race in the beginning of April, two emerged as frontrunners: nationalist Army officer Ollanta Humala and former president Alberto Fujimoris’ daughter, Keiko Fujimori.

Due West: George W. Bush has the last laugh

Weekly column by Konstantin von Eggert

The moment news of Osama bin Laden’s death hit the wires, I was struck by a thought that somewhere in Dallas one man must have complex feelings about the demise of “the world’s most wanted man.”

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Lost in grief, mother blames Russian army for son's 'suicide'

By Maria Kuchma

The Russian army says Larisa Romashkina's son hanged himself with a dog leash three months after he was conscripted, but she cannot believe the 22-year-old would have committed suicide.

Syria: too much, too late?

Interview with Viktor Nadein-Rayevsky

While a civil war accompanied by regular NATO airstrikes continues in Libya, massive opposition protests continue to break out in Syria. Can we expect the same scenario in the country that used to be one of the most stable in the region?

Media gives bin Laden life after death

RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Babich

News of Osama bin Laden's death has prompted a deluge of analysis from all over the world. It is not possible to consider each one of them here, nor is it necessary. Instead, it is worth focusing on the two most typical and disturbing trends that seem to be emerging in reaction to bin Laden's killing.