Russia's actions in 2014 were shocking both for their scale and abruptness. Tossing aside all concern for world rankings, economic considerations and the standards of international cooperation — all of that boring baggage of today's global system — the Kremlin set sail for unchartered waters. According to philosopher Mikhail Yampolsky, "Russia moved from the post-modern world to the modern" — that is, back to the first half of the 20th century.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
The Moscow Times: Russia will stick with Putin till the bitter end
An amator actor wearing a mask depicting Russian president Vladimir Putin perform the living nativity scene during the Orthodox Christmas Eve show in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Jan. 6, 2015.
