Soviet Russia

Vladimir Putin has created a non-democratic model that leveraged the failures of previous attempts at democracy in its ascent to dominance.

Martina Hoffinger of Arte Aurelia gilding company restores letters on the Soviet Memorial at Schwarzenberg square, in Vienna, Austria, on April 11th, 2018.

The West is ignoring a dangerous socio-political duality between pro-Western and pro-Soviet populations that continue to fester in the country.

A mass march takes place in Kiev, Ukraine, on January 29th, 2018, to mark the 100th anniversary of a battle near the the small Ukrainian city of Kruty.