Tag: Ukraine

NATO a Cold War relic that has outlived its purpose

NATO will never equal the power of the Russian military because the Washington DC sponsored alliance only serves a propagandistic function, former US Assistant Treasury Secretary Paul Craig Roberts tells Russian media. ‘NATO will never match Russian military strength. NATO mainly serves as European approval of US foreign […]

April 25 War of the Worlds

Unique archival photographs of Soviet commanders during a meeting with the Allies are published today on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense in the section ‘Meeting on the Elbe: Unknown Pages’, the press service of the military department.

Spectacular Slavic Carnivals before Easter

Slavic carnivals are known under different names in various Slavic countries: [Macedonian language: ‘Прочка’ (Prochka)], Bulgarian: Сирни заговезни, Прошка (Sirni zagovezni, Proska), Russian: Масленица, Мясопуст (Maslenitsa, Miasopust), Polish: Ostatki, Mięsopust, Zapusty, Czech: Masopust, Šibřinky, Ostatky, Slovak: Fašiangy, Slovene: Mesopȗst, Pust, Pustni teden, Fašnk, Serbian: Покладе, Poklade, Croatian: Pust, Poklade, Mesopust, Fašnik. They are traditional Slavic festivals related to the period of carnival.

Maslenitsa: Slavic ‘Spring Festival’

Maslenitsa (Belarusian: Масленіца, Russian: Мaсленица, Rusyn: Fašengy, Ukrainian: Масниця, ; also known as Butter Lady, Butter Week, Crepe week, or Cheesefare Week) is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday, which has retained a number of elements of Slavic mythology in its ritual, celebrated during the last week before Great Lent, that is, the eighth week before Eastern Orthodox Pascha (Easter).

Half healthcare professionals sick after vaccinations

About 60 doctors and nurses, including ambulance workers, have been vaccinated since February 25, she said. The very next day, almost half of them felt the strongest malaise. ‘There was a reaction in the form of an increase in temperature from 37.2 to 38.5 degrees. Deterioration of the general condition’ explained Yakimenko.