We will not hesitate

to raise the cost on Russia

and defend our vital interests and our people. And we

will be more effective

in dealing with Russia

when we work in coalition and coordination with other like-minded partners.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/02/04/remarks-by-president-biden-on-americas-place-in-the-world/minded partners. 1) to raise the cost on Russia = to demolish the economy of Russia 2) will be more effective = will defeat (Russia) 3) when we work in coalition and coordination = when we lead 4) other like-minded partners = our satellites Biden should have studied history first before starting to brandish thinly-veiled threats against Russia. The arrogant sonofabitch!

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210209-the-worlds-most-misunderstood-novel If it is so misunderstood, then chances are that it was badly written. And what makes the author of the article believe that his interpretation is the right one? Good books are NEVER MISUNDERSTOOD. If the author lets in the tactic of "plausible denial", then he is either afraid of the repercussions or he simply can't help being ambiguous - then he can't write. Deplorably, the history of American literature abounds in ambivalent writers. But American literature owes its fame to the authors who are absolutely clear in their messages: Mark Twain, Theodore Dreiser, Jack London, O. Henry, Irwin Shaw, Stephan Heym. Herman Wouk and others who do not need brainstorming on the part of the reader.

The name of this "successful" poet and turn-coat of Russian extraction does not tell you much, but her words define her as someone who knows a taste of the Great: 'I remember the first book that set my soul on fire was Turgenev's masterpiece 'First Love'', she said, adding: 'Reading the author's description of how the male protagonist falls in love for the first time, those emotions resonated with me so strongly, it was as if a hand reached out from the past and it has stayed with me ever since.

“In comparison to you, we are soft and fluffy,” Putin told a BBC correspondent who had asked whether Russia bore responsibility for the worsening in relations of late. Russian scientists have been hard at work developing a Covid vaccine as part of the international competition to end the pandemic. Despite pressure to rush out the vaccine as a global first, and reports of government employees being forced to take part in voluntary trials, the data suggests that Russia’s vaccine may be a success. (That said, despite trumpeting the achievement, Putin has declined to take it so far.)

sourse of information:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/17/vladimir-putin-aggressive-policies-show-sign-of-a-worried-regime