Ivan Bunin describes Russian faces: no need branding them ‘Beware of Thief’
"Their voices are hollow, primitive. The women have Chuvash and Mordvinian faces; and the men have criminal features that make them look like a...
‘Russians enjoy Slavery more than Freedom,’ – German Diplomat Sigismund von Herberstein in ‘Notes...
Sigismund von Herberstein (1486–1566) was a diplomat, writer, historian, and member of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Council. He was most noted for his extensive writing on...
‘Russia, Prison of Peoples’ term was coined by de Custine in 1839
Marquis de Custine in his La Russie en 1839 coined the description of Russia as the prison of the peoples. Below are the quotes from...
Russia’s Modus Operandi in Exterminating Smaller Nations: Poland, Baltics, Ukraine
Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822) was a British traveler whose book 'Travels in Russia' became a bestseller in Europe and was republished several times even...
Kyiv’s Historic Lands as of 1185: Donets River in the Tale of Igor’s Campaign...
“According to the annals of Kyiv Rus, four territorial princes with throne towns on the rivers Desna and Seim, east of Chernigiv, set out...
Dostoyevsky: ‘Scratch a Russian and you will find a Tartar’
The quote is taken from The Diary of a Writer: "I have said that Russians are disliked in Europe. That they are disliked, I...
Ivan IV the Terrible was not a Tzar. Forged title credentials
The Wikipedia page on the Fire of Moscow in 1571, has the following information: "In 1561, Muscovites "received a letter from the Patriarch of...
‘They Fought Each Other for Unity’ oxymoron: Moscow’s Attack on Novgorod Republic in 1471...
Per Wikipedia, the Battle of Shelon was a battle between the forces of the Duchy of Moscow under Ivan III (r. 1462–1505) and the...
Catherine II (‘the Great’) employed utmost artifice to keep secret the true history of...
Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822) wrote in his famous book 'Travels in Russia' which became a bestseller in 19th-century Europe: "There is nothing in which the...
Russians are semi-Asiatic, drilled, but not civilized; they resemble ‘trained bears who make you...
"Russians… tread in the steps of European elegance, without knowing that refinement of habits has no value except as it announces the existence of...
