Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order which some say effectively declares Alaska belongs to Russia. Not only Alaska but all countries that once belonged to the former Russian Empire and then later on to the Soviet Empire (USSR) all these countries still should belong to Russia today according to him. So for example, Finland once belonged to the Russian Empire in its entirety so... 

The State Duma Committee for Constitutional Law has rejected a suggestion to change the existing white, blue and red flag of the Russian Federation to the black, yellow and white tricolor used in the Russian Empire of the late 19th century. The bill was rejected on Wednesday almost without discussion, TASS reported. The original motion was drafted in July last year by MP Mikhail Degtyaryov of the... 

Kuban Cossacks set to staff proposed ‘anti-immigration patrols’ The governor of one of Russia’s southern regions has been accused of discrimination and nationalism for a proposal to deploy patrols to tackle immigration issues in the Caucasus region. Human rights activists blasted the governor for his statements. ­Governor Aleksandr Tkachev of the Krasnodar region came under fire after a meeting... 

It is an open secret that the USA, or the US-led policy, to be more precise, has been earning the reputation of the “world gendarme” even though this term appeared first in the Russian Empire, during the reign of Nicholas I. There is every reason to believe that one of the oldest democracies in the world is playing up to those who play havoc. Western democracies borrowed a lot from dictatorships....