tolkien

Many years ago, during the Second Age of Arda, the evil Lord Sauron forged in the fires of Mount Doom the One Ring, a superweapon into which he imbued his very spirit. Centuries later, the Elves, Dúnedain, and Dwarves Khazad-dum formed a Last Alliance and marched on Sauron's realm, Mordor. After...

As I ponder the discourse surrounding the socio-political dynamics in Eurasia, particularly the West's perspective on the state of affairs in Russia, a worrying trend emerges. It appears that the West, especially in their media narratives, tends to fixate on certain motifs and stereotypes rather...