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Slava Malamud
SlavaMalamud
It's Victory Day, the anniversary of Germany's capitulation in WWII, which happened 5/9, Moscow time. It's probably been our most meaningful holiday, unfortunately marred lately by Putin's garish & sickening
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Matthew Petti
matthew_petti
What was a Russian Jew from New York doing fighting the king of Iran in 1908?Mikhail “Misha-Uria” Bogdanov-Mariashkin was one of hundreds of foreign fighters from the Russian Empire who
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Terrell Jermaine Starr
Russian_Starr
Sending good vibes and solidarity to my Armenian peoples out there as they fight for their self-determination and their success in getting the Armenia Genocide recognized by the U.S. We
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Nagorno Karabakh Observer
NKobserver
1/7 - Some interesting flights in and around the Caucasus these days: TB2 Bayraktars, IL-76s, strange flight paths... (see thread)#nagornokarabakh #azerbaijan #armenia #turkey 2/7 - Flights from Baku to Nakhchevan
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Red Green Redemption II
ItsBCJim
Since we use "Islamist" to describe religion as the basis of government, like ISIS or Saudi Arabia, it's the wrong word here, used to tie the Three Pashas to Gabbards
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Daniel Hamilton
danielrhamilton
A few thoughts about the horrifying developments in #NagornoKarabakh this morning. A far away place most know little about - but a flashpoint that drags in Russia and Turkey on
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tali ⁷
Iuxuryhoon
WHATS HAPPENING IN ARMENIA: A THREAD ON WHAT COULD QUICKLY BECOME THE NEXT DEVESTATING WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST * censored country names due to bots * 1. BACKGROUND: Artsakh
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foxxy cleopatra
lydiasolx
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: PROMETHEUS AND THE THEFT OF FIRE Prometheus and Epimetheus were spared imprisonment in Tatarus because they had not fought with their fellow Titans during the war against the
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Laurence Broers
LaurenceBroers
How did #Armenia and #Azerbaijan get to this point? This thread brings together my short comments written April 2016-September 2020, mostly for @CHRussiaEurasia, but also @ips_journal, @OCMediaorg and @ValdaiClub. For
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Kirill Shamiev
kirlant
Some talk about racism in Russia in relation to its minorities. I know something about ethnic-based divides, hazing, and violence in the Russian military. If you’re unfamiliar, you will be
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Zaur Shiriyev
ZaurShiriyev
1/36. Over the last 12 days, the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia has been ongoing. For those of us in the region it was clear that it was coming. 2/36.
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الحمدُلله 🕊
94emine_
Dagestan, the beautiful (a thread) : Dagestan means the "land of mountains" in Turkic, because the majority of its territory is covered with mountain ranges and valleys Dagestan is
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Michael Press
MichaelDPress
Times of Israel reports (as do Haaretz & NatGeo) on a new genetic study of dozens of individuals from the Bronze Age Levant.Some initial observations . . .https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-shows-canaanites-israelites-biblical-frenemie
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Chris Alexander 🌻
calxandr
As Ukrainian forces advance, let’s look at what a decisive Ukrainian victory & full Russian defeat might mean. For over 20 years, Putin’s Russia has arguably been the main force
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Maysam Behravesh
MaysamBehravesh
#Iran's policy towards the #NagornoKarabakh conflict has been unsurprisingly complex & ambivalent, which arises from a set of competing geopolitical interests and security concerns. Some thoughts in this short #thread:
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Nāveḍ. 🏹
FalconOfQuraysh
How "The Battle of Ain Jaloot" wasn't what ultimately stopped the Muslim world falling to the Mongols: A tale of how Allāh ﷻ helps those who help themselves - from
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