Why do Western commentators look at China's Belt and Road Initiative with Cold War prejudice, calling it a modern-day version of the U.S.-led Marshall Plan for post-World War II reconstruction in Europe, or the 19th century Great Game, in which Britain and Russia battled for control in ...
Pfingst also links the trend back to some of the aesthetic movements occuring during the mid-19th century, including the Dress Reform (“Often middle-class women active in first-wave feminism and other social causes, wanted clothing that was more practical, comfortable, and modest,” she says)...
Vodka isn't the only thing on the radar of angry consumers. While a number of multinational brands, such as McDonald's, Starbucks and Ikea announced they're halting business in Russia, pressure is growing on those that haven't. Subway, which is still going strong in Russia, has more tha...