Alternative History Against History: the Case of Vladimir Putin
Many Western observers were surprised by Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Among many of our experts…
Mariupol, a Martyred City: “Putin Intends to Annihilate Mariupol in an Attempt to Force the Ukrainian Government to Capitulate”
Josef Zissels, co-chairman of the Union of Ukrainian Communities (the Vaad), summarized on WhatsApp on March 15 the vibrant story…
The Medium Term Consequences of Attempts to Re-engage With the Russian Regime
In my previous paper for Desk Russie, I pointed out the fatal consequences of the lack of understanding of the nature of Putin’s regime
The Post-war World Seen from Russia
How do experts, close to the Kremlin or not, represent the post-war world?
Roman Kechur, President of the Ukrainian Confederation of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapies: “Putin is not a Political Manager but an Emperor”
We publish an interview with Roman Kechur, president of the Ukrainian confederation of psychoanalytic therapies…
Ukrainian Civil Society Leaders’ six Asks for the World
Putin has unleashed a bloody war on the people of Ukraine. Our hospitals, schools and homes have been bombed…
Putin or the Passion for Evil
Putin’s aggression against Ukraine was perceived as a thunderclap by the West, because it is always difficult to believe the worst.
The Time for Courage
Faced with the now massive war launched by Putin against Ukraine, it would be disastrous to give the head of the Kremlin…
French Kremlinophilia: an Incurable Disease?
French Kremlinophilia on the right and on the left is based on a complex but extremely solid substratum, which we can see today.
Prophecy and Anger: “Useless Knowledge”
In a 1988 book, La connaissance inutile (Useless Knowledge), the French philosopher Jean-François Revel analyzed a classic paradox…