Artem SmirnovNitpicking: it's hippies who hug trees, hipsters sit in Starbucks with laptops and increase…For a truly aware and emphatic person, what you call NQ isn't constrained to nature. Would be unnatural if we felt the pain of rare species…Jun 13Jun 13
Artem SmirnovThe West, clearly, doesn't want Russia to collapse.But it's gonna be fine. The USSR was much mightier, and it collapsed relatively quietly.May 211May 211
Artem SmirnovYou are right that the Yeltsin times, although being the most free times in Russian history, were a…Of course, there were other causes for this economic disaster: the shock of a deteriorating planned economy suddenly turning into an…May 71May 71
Artem SmirnovOK, it was a silly joke, I admit.In 2022, everyone was saying that Germany couldn't survive without Russian natural gas. Guess what happened.May 61May 61
Artem SmirnovYet another tankie who pretends to know what Putin wants despite never placing a foot in Russia or…Yes, many wars are started by materialist interests, but it's not always about money. Putin and his friends have much more money than they…Apr 281Apr 281
Artem SmirnovIf you want to convince someone outside your bubble, you might start by showing the full picture."Shortly before Israelis' latest onslaught in Gaza in response to HAMAS' terrorist attack" would make your article more credible and…Feb 2Feb 2
Artem SmirnovMedium needs more articles like yours.Sadly, during war times, it's so hard not to fall into the "us vs them" trap and portray the other side as pure inhuman evil.Nov 13, 2023Nov 13, 2023