Soviet porcelain plate, 1921

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Fyodor Lukyanov: The time for strategic ambiguity is over, as is the increasingly ritualized talk of "red lines". At the very least, Russia needs to be very clear about the steps it will take in response to NATO's actions.

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"Christmas Tree" by Yegor Zaitsev

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JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY: At one time the tribe of Reuben must have been in danger of extinction, since Deuteronomy 33 has only one short verse on it, and that, a prayer for its survival (Deut. 33:6).

JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY: Since the area of Reuben's settlement given in Numbers 32 is smaller than that given in Joshua 13, it is possible that the information in Numbers 32 reflects a later stage in the history of the tribe when it became weak and was gradually absorbed by the tribe of Gad.

Михаил Горбачёв: Like many other similar projects at its heart lay the exaggeration of a threat and poorly defined geopolitical ideas. To that were added unrealistic attempts to democratize a society made up of many tribes.

SHAO XIA: Like the former Soviet Union, the United States is currently in great trouble.

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VALERIE M. HUDSON: This is the turning point where academic debates over whether America is in decline are put to rest because the horrors on the ground have revealed the extent of our incompetence and our venality for the whole world to see.

Владимир Путин: And the United States, with a confident gait, a firm step, is going straight along the path of the Soviet Union.