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What does Africa’s post-colonial history teach us about the war in Ukraine?
  • Dmitry Pozhidaev
  • July 1, 2023July 1, 2023

What does Africa’s post-colonial history teach us about the war in Ukraine?

I should immediately apologize to the readers for the deliberately provocative and (somewhat) misleading title of this review. This is a review of Martin Welz’s book “Africa Since Decolonizatio

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Historical optimism of Thomas Piketty
  • Dmitry Pozhidaev
  • May 7, 2023July 1, 2023

Historical optimism of Thomas Piketty

It is said that the critical difference between children’s literature and literature for adults is the former’s innate optimism. Dealing with real life situations requires life experience (and

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  • Dmitry Pozhidaev
  • February 10, 2023April 3, 2024

Long-run economic trends: Secular decline in terms of trade?

Introduction In the absence of the definite answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything (not counting the number 42 from Douglas Adams’ “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Ga

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