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Isolation

Despite the growing population density, our isolation from each other remains the same. One has to be surprised that we find something in common at all. Or is it just an illusion and the walls that separate us are insurmountable?

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Untouchable private initiative

Private initiative as the solution to any economic or social problem is quite popular among Americans. Quite a few of my friends argue that the government, motivated by the lobbyists, guilty of the market corruption. It issues various regulations and even laws that help the big corporations. But there is another side of the issue […]

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Machiavelli was right

Machiavelli looked at his experience without blinking and came to the conclusion that one cannot afford to ignore life realities if he wants to achieve a level of success in his quest. That is why he put together the instructions to a ruler who would like to change the life of his people for better. […]

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Indo-Europeans came from Ukraine

We used to the theory that Indo-Europeans came from India to Europe. Many researchers spent a lot of time and efforts tracing their tracks. But recently, some new evidence and interpretation of the known facts laid the foundation for placing their origin in the steppes between Dniepr (Ukraine) and Ural river (Russia).

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Nicholas Burlak. The American who fought in the Red Army

An American in the Red Army

An American in the Red Army? Russian war correspondents of WWII could not believe their eyes. And yet, it was true. Nicholas Burlak not only fought along with his Russian friends, he even went all the way from Stalingrad to Berlin.

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Beatles

As any outstanding human achievement, Beatles have as many facets as many faces their audience has. Everybody finds something personal in their music. For me, it is a breath of fresh air that fills me with the sense of freedom.

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Adam Smith without myths (Smith 4/4)

We used to refer to Adam Smith as a “capitalism founder” and the inventor of “invisible hand” as a synonym of “free market.” Both references came from a myth, created by those who wanted to justify the existence and development of the unfair competition in a market “free” from any supervision of society, given to […]

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