"If we don't come help our neighbor put out the fire today, then tomorrow the fire may come to our house" ...
"...Only UNARMED PEOPLE of various nationalities, faiths, coming from varied countries and territories of the Earth, but identical in their sincere and convinced refusal to accept war as a possible solution to the problem, can become this NEUTRAL, PEACEMAKING medium. They must be PEOPLE OF GOODWILL, PEOPLE WITH PEACE IN THEIR HEARTS. And it is very important, that they not wear the faces of GOVERNMENTS or NATIONALITIES, ... but only themselves, creations of God, endowed with FREEDOM, CONSCIENCE, and COMPASSION. ..."
"...As one Chinese wise saying goes: "The road of a thousand li begins with the first step." And it has been made. Let our path west be good, following the sun. Let its rays shine love on us and
LET THERE BE PEACE IN YOUR HOME! "
May 28, 1996
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Why did Bulgaria never become the 16th republic of the USSR? Archival documents reveal Todor Zhivkov's plans, Khrushchev and Brezhnev's reactions, economic calculations, public rumors, and the reasons why it was more advantageous for Moscow to maintain a formally independent Bulgaria.
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Yesterday
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The European Union has lifted personal sanctions on Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Friedman, two businessmen closely associated with Russian elites since 2022. This decision has been criticized as a misguided signal to Moscow amidst ongoing conflict.
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Trump stated that the US will not slow down AI development and must maintain leadership over China. However, the race for superintelligence is not just about models: it's about chips, power plants, data centers, robots, industry, and military might. What does victory mean in such a race?
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Yesterday
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Why we live and what remains after us is a question that cannot be closed. Not ready answers, but an honest journey through absurdity, fear, and connection with others. Death as a teacher, life as an inherent value, meaning as a quality of presence — not a reward for achievements.
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20.10.2026
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What is a human — an animal, a symbol, a narrative, an unfinished project? Without illusions of inherent goodness and without cynicism about inevitable evil. Duality, plasticity, freedom, and dignity — structural traits of a being capable of both worst and best simultaneously.
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20.10.2026
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Freedom is not the absence of rules or the escape from obligations. It is a choice made by a person. Negative and positive freedom, the inner freedom of stoics, Fromm's escape from freedom, free will, and algorithmic manipulation all share one thread: without responsibility, freedom becomes arbitrariness.
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20.10.2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted the involvement of fighters from 47 countries in the war against Ukraine, warning of potential retaliatory strikes against Russian energy infrastructure. This reflects the escalating dynamics of the conflict as it enters its fourth year.
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20.10.2026
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OpenAI provides Ukraine with cyber security tools named Daybreak, explaining this through the logic of the 'defender's window'. The author examines the duality of this logic and presents four conditions under which defense ceases to be a privilege of one side.
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19.10.2026
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Todor Zhivkov lacked a higher education, yet he held power in Bulgaria for 35 years. How a printer from Pravets became an experienced politician, what his doctor wife Mara Maleeva taught him, and why her influence was more significant than any diploma.
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