“We have occupied Abkhazia, but we have not been able to really rule it.”
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Abkhazia, a “nonexistent” country (1)
“To Abkhazia, why?”
“Because Abkhazia is part of Georgia, and we wanted to see that part.”
The silent “air war” between Russia, Europe and the US
In recent times, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has attracted the attention of the global public. But beyond the fighting in Ukraine, an “air war” between Russia and Western countries over civil flights is also taking place.
Continue reading...Driving into the Arctic Circle (4): Crossing the world’s northernmost land border checkpoint
The article was first published on Lonely Planet China magazine, Issue 2021/08This English version was translated from Chinese original with DeepL. I apologize for any mistakes made by this AI translation tool....
Continue reading...Driving into the Arctic Circle (3): Being stalked by the “KGB”
The article was first published on Lonely Planet China magazine, Issue 2021/08 This English version was translated from Chinese original with DeepL. I apologize for any mistakes made by this AI translation...
Continue reading...Driving into the Arctic Circle (2): “Escorted” into the Arctic by Russian military police
This article was first published on Lonely Planet China magazine, Issue 2021/08 This English version was translated from Chinese original with DeepL. I apologize for any mistakes made by this AI translation...
Continue reading...Driving into the Arctic Circle (1): Solovetsky, camping at the “Gulag Archipelago”
This essay was first published on Issue 08/2021 of Lonely Planet China magazine This English version was translated from Chinese original using DeepL. I apologize for any mistakes made by this AI...
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