Tag: empire
The inevitable decline of the Russian Empire will be one of our greatest challenges, by Timothy Garton Ash
Last month I was on the corner of old Pushkin Street in Kyiv. Following Vladimir Putin’s total invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it was renamed Yevhen Chykalenko Street, after a…
Played outside leisure – found coins from the Roman Empire
It was the summer of 2022 that Bjarne made the discovery. He sent pictures of it to the state’s archaeological authority, which after an examination was able to determine that…
Patrick Drahi steps up to defend a faltering empire
Franco-Israeli risk-all billionaire Patrick Drahi had to step up to defend his telecom empire. ” A shock, a great disappointment “, this is the reaction of Patrick Drahi, after the…
Reese Witherspoon’s 900 million empire brings us the biggest mega-star mud fight of the year
Reese Witherspoon is no longer just an actress. Over the years, she has been building a $900 million empire and is a fixture in Hollywood with films and series (often…
Daniel Kretinsky, his distribution empire: Fnac, FootLocker… and soon Casino?
“The Coal Emperor” has not finished his conquests. Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who made his fortune in fossil fuels with his EPH group (Energeticky a Prumyslovy Holding), is now in…
Putin takes over Prigozhin’s media empire
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s media empire has been shut down and appears to have been taken over by the Kremlin. The picture is from the coup attempt on June 24.…
Putin takes over Prigozhin’s media empire
Facts: The Wagner Group and Yevgeny Prigozhin The Wagner group is a private mercenary company that has long operated with unofficial connections to the Russian state leadership. Its top leader…
Russia, an empire in decline: unmistakable signs
Moscow, 2028. Russia, controlled by a brutal and bloodthirsty oligarchy, has fallen into absolute totalitarianism. Like the sadistic guards of Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, the new masters,…
Alexander Etkind: “Russia is an empire in decline that will eventually collapse”
“I am not calling for the collapse of the Russian Federation. I am predicting it”, announces Alexander Etkind from the outset in his latest book, Russia against modernity (Polity Press,…
Billionaire influencer Soros’ empire underwent a generational change – this one is “more political than his father” Alexander Soros, 37
Billionaire and political financier George Soros has handed over control of his influential organization network to his son To Alexander Soros that is, for Alex. In this story, we reveal…