Among the members of the so-called Russian government-in-exile are names such as Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the oligarch once convicted in Russia for fraud and theft, who has already served time in a Russian prison, and chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who has a far stronger connection to modern-day Azerbaijan or Armenia, having been born and spent his entire childhood in Baku, present-day Azerbaijan.
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Ukraine: Anti-corruption, civil society and foreign partners

August 2, 2025August 3, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Anti-corruption, civil society and foreign partners (Original: Anticorrupción, sociedad civil y los socios extranjeros)

US President Trump Streamlined the National Endowment for Democracy*, not Dismantle it

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Brian Berletic, June 11, 2025

While many believe that under the Trump administration the controversial National Endowment for Democracy (NED*) was defunded, dismantled, or otherwise dissolved, the reality is far less dramatic and far more dangerous.

US President Trump Streamlined the National Endowment for Democracy*, not Dismantle it (archived)

Serbia’s Organized Chaos +

June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Vucic in Moscow on May 9, on his way to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Ramil Sitdikov, RIA Novosti, President of Russia)

Serbia’s Organized Chaos

Negotiating positions: Russian security demands

May 31, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Negotiating positions: Russian security demands (original)

The Web of State-Backed Extremism: From COINTELPRO to MKY

May 24, 2025May 31, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

In July 2024, U.S. authorities indicted Michail Chkhikvishvili, the alleged new leader of Maniac Murder Cult (MKY), on four counts related to soliciting hate crimes and planning mass violence in New York City. Chkhikvishvili, 21, was arrested in Chișinău, Moldova, and extradited to the United States on May 22, 2025. The following day, he made his first appearance in Federal District Court before Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo. Operating under the alias “Commander Butcher,” he was accused of coordinating with an undercover law enforcement officer to orchestrate a large-scale attack. Following his arrest, the militant accelerationist group Injekt Division claimed he had previously lived in Tbilisi, Georgia, and had ties to the Georgian military.

Extending Russia: The MEGOBARI Act Aims for Regime Change in Georgia

May 10, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

We have seen this play out before, the United States government relentlessly acting to control the government in a former Soviet Union republic bordering Russia and then proceeding to support that government in war against Russia. That course of action has led to devastation in Ukraine, including the deaths of hundreds of thousands of individuals, in a US proxy war against Russia. Through Monday approval in the United States House of Representatives of the Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgia’s Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act (MEGOBARI Act) by a vote of 349 to 42, the House took a big step toward a replay of this disaster in Georgia.

US House Approves MEGOBARI Act to Pursue in Georgia More Ukraine-style Intervention and Conflict with Russia

Previously:

US Targets Georgia as a Tool to Extend Russia (archived)

Joseph Stalin as a Poet

April 3, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Stalin-Ludwig conversation – omitted section

I initially shared these on my personal blog but decided to repost them here, as this is where I typically focus on revolutionary figures. Did you know Joseph Stalin wrote poetry in his youth? It’s a fascinating detail I’d never encountered before!