Vera's log

 Happy Independence Day, Finland! 107 years without Russia!

 In our series "things I really didn't miss from my childhood, but am seeing again anyway": Russians are publishing new histor...

 Today is my personal "fuck Russia" day. Normally, on this day of the year, I would drink to the anniversary of us leaving the Sov...

About ethnicity and propaganda in Soviet Russia, from my point of view. No particular agenda, just some memories for those who are curious, ...

Путин репу почесал, Матюгальник с полки взял, Быстро выпил стопку водки, И истошно заорал: "Эй, народ, скорей сюда, К нам идёт врагов о...

 Хотят ли русские войны? Спросите вы у всей страны, У тех кто Харьков разбомбил, Кто бомбой ядерной грозил, Спросите вы у тех солдат, Кто та...

"Ни хуя," сказал Шойгу, "Я так больше не могу. Вовка, ты сиди на троне, Ну а я схожу в тайгу. Я возьму с собой еду, Всех вожд...

For a while I found it difficult to put my feelings about the war into words. I think I can finally describe what it feels like: the rotting...

We live in the times where good people are told not to question expert authority. "They are the experts! You are a nobody sitting in th...

Like many others, I've been shocked and upset by yesterday's fire in Notre Dame cathedral. I visit Paris often, really like both Par...

Found this gem on the webpage of the US embassy in Finland. Not their fault, it's the whole State-Department-wide: "Importance no...

To be quite sure, this is not just the UK, and this is not the first time. But this case is very public, and very blatant. The UK is trying ...

Every once in a while when women are talking about sexual harassment, especially during their teens or earlier, but often also as adults, th...

Happy Independence Day,  Finland! 101 years without Russia!

Every time a war against anything starts in the US, the warriors are very annoyingly efficient. Last year I just wanted a little plastic bag...