NinaByzantina

“We adopted European tastes—we even ate all sorts of nasty things, trying not to wince—as if to say, ‘Look at me, what a true Englishman I am; I can’t eat a thing without cayenne pepper!’…We could never quite explain to them that we didn’t want to be simply Ru…

It’s remarkable that Ukrainians have gone from being portrayed as prized, blonde, blue-eyed immigrants, to being presented as an invasive species for Europe (according to Zelensky who is supposed to represent their interests). @NinaByzantina

Putin and Gerhard Schröder in Moscow: the future Russia and Germany COULD’VE had. @NinaByzantina

The news about the death of the Soviet-era psychotherapist (and, many would say, charlatan) Anatoly Kashpirovsky over the weekend brought me a sense of discomfort. Initially, Kashpirovsky graduated from medical school in Soviet Ukraine, worked in a psychiatric…

The Kremlin usually waits until the so-called "dissident" (that is, a foreign agent) is abroad, so that it's much harder and clumsier to take him out, and it makes sure that every tabloid knows about this assassination plan ahead of time. 😏 If there is anyone…

British media is getting more cartoonish by the day. Russia is “smuggling” oil and gas by using ITS OWN NORTH SEA ROUTE. 🤦🏻‍♀️ @NinaByzantina

Alleged sabotage in the EU was not carried out by the Russians (in fact, many were Ukrainian citizens) and has no connection to Russia. So, naturally, it was the Russians. 🤦🏻‍♀️ https://www.dw.com/en/cuban-dance-teacher-ordered-eu-sabotage-attacks-from-russia/…

The ONLY American who served in the US Army 🇺🇸 AND the Red Army ☭ 🇷🇺 during World War II 😳: @NinaByzantina