HISTORY / UKRAINE

Russian roulette in Ukrainian sky | Flight MH17

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The Chronicle of a Revolution: Ukraine 2013-2017 7. Russian roulette in Ukrainian sky | Flight MH17 Author: Pierre Scordia

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HISTORY / UKRAINE

Odessa, the Pearl of the Black Sea at stake

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5. Odessa, the Pearl of the Black Sea at stake Author: Pierre Scordia Media Coverage in Britain and France   In the clashes in Odessa that killed more than 40 people (most […]

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HISTORY / UKRAINE

The annexation of Crimea – media coverage in Britain and France

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4. The annexation of Crimea | Media coverage in Britain and France Author: Pierre Scordia Fears expressed by the British magazine The Economist regarding the fate of Crimea proved to be correct, […]

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HISTORY / UKRAINE

The February Revolution of 2014

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BRTISH AND FRENCH MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS  THE ECONOMIST’S VIEW Author: Pierre Scordia 2. The beginning of the political crisis 3. The February Revolution of 2014 The Economist magazine was […]

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BIOGRAPHY

Frederick Bruce Thomas: an extraordinary character’s tribulations

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  Author: Rinaldo Tomaselli Frederick Thomas was an African-American from Mississippi who made a fortune in Tsarist Russia and Constantinople. He was known as the Black Russian or Jazz Sultan.

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TRAVEL / UKRAINE

Odessa, Ukrainian Hedoism… and Russia’s failure

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 and Russia’s failure By Pierre Scordia In June 2017, after two years of absence, I return to Odessa, the pearl of the Black Sea. On the plane from Warsaw, a Russian woman […]

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ARGENTINA / POLITICS

THE CULT OF EVA

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THE CULT OF EVA By Pierre Scordia Inside the great hall of the State Historical Museum in Moscow, standing in front of a huge poster showing the image of Evita with words […]

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POLITICS / UKRAINE

Ukraine: a country to sell off on the diplomatic market?

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  By Pierre Scordia – Published in Libération (11/08/2015) We all remember the image of Victoria Nuland (US Assistant Secretary of State) on Maidan square handing out sandwiches to the brave protesters […]

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