Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
Wednesday 25 May 2022
International Sanctions Take Toll on Russian Economy | DW News
May 19, 2022 • The war in Ukraine has prompted huge financial sanctions against Russia. Despite the sanctions the Russian currency is astonishingly strong. Vasily Astrov from the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies says the sanctions take longer to fully unfold.
