During the late seventeenth century under the leadership of Peter the Great, Russia underwent a period of modernization and westernization due to Peter’s reforms. However, without the reforms he instituted, Russia would have remained the most culturally unevolved country in Europe for quite a long...
Bei Dou Navigation Satellite System is a global navigation satellite system which was independently developed by China. The operation of the system has made China the third country possessing its own satellite navigation system after the US and Russ...
Is it still what American children were taught in grade school – a continent consisting of about 50 independent states, which range from tiny places like Vatican City and San Marino to global powers like the United Kingdom, Germany and Russia? Is it a cultural ideal of multi-party democracy...
in Russia, there were just four countries. South Africa was not part of the BRICS family. For us, we have the special appreciation to China for bringing South Africa into the BRICS family.
Kaliningrad is the only Russian Baltic port which doesn't freeze over in the winter. For trade with Europe, and from Russia's western regions, having the port all year is invaluable. Without it, goods would have to be delivered to southern Russian ports like Novorossiysk on the Black Sea,...
the White general who aspired to reestablish the empire during the turbulent years following the Bolshevik seizure of power. Putin invaded Ukraine, twice, in order to capture the jewel in imperial Russia’s crown. His exalted ambitions extend to the Caucasus, Central Asia and Eastern Europe. And...
This weapon can penetrate solid walls and even the slightest hit of its ammo can be lethal. Our correspondent went to a shooting range to fire one...
JAXA has twice landed on asteroids, but the moon's gravity makes landing on it more difficult, its scientists said. Three missions to the moon by Japanese company ispace, Russia's space agency, and American company Astrobotic have failed in the past year. ...
a covert mechanism for Democrats to impeach Trump if he reenters the White House next year — the bill has stalled in the Republican-led House. And with further aid stuck in legislative limbo, Vance has called on Ukraine to cede some territory to Russia as part of a deal to end the ...
Even in terms of total armed forces personnel, all of Europe combined had only about 30% more than Russia before the war. 即便是在总武装部队人员方面,俄乌战争前,整个欧洲的总人数也只比俄罗斯多了约30%。 As long as Europe doesn’t have the ability to hold a weakened, dysfunctional Russia at...