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Does England Hate Russia? England, Truman and the Greek Connection

Emotion and frustration seem to be taking over the political world, but especially so in the UK Introduction This paper attempts to uncover why England (and later the United Kingdom) has a deep historical dislike of Russia and Russian society. Starting with William Pitt’s verbal attack on Russia in 1791, the same sentiments moved onto the Dardanelles, the so-called “Great Game”, the Crimean War, the acquisition of Cyprus, Mackinder’s obsession with Russia, the Bolsheviks, the ...

05.12.2024

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Liz Truss Is But a Symptom of Britain's Political Failures

The sad fact is that the majority of contemporary liberal democracies remain deeply divided Having spent less than seven weeks in 10 Downing Street, Liz Truss turned out to be the shortest-serving British prime minister in the history of the country. Her claim to become a new Margaret Thatcher for the modern Britain ended abruptly with an embarrassing resignation. It would be tempting to attribute this failure to Truss' bad luck, or to an unfortunate combination of specific personnel decisions...

26.10.2022

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