Tag: fall of the soviet union

Analysis: Uproar Over Chinese Envoy’s Denial of Former Soviet Nations’ Sovereignty

Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to France, publicly stated in a televised interview that post-Soviet nations “have no effective status” in international law, which caused an uproar. China experts say his remarks probably represent the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) true opinions, unintentionally revealing the CCP’s discontent over the collapse of the Soviet Union more than…


Epoch Cinema Documentary Review: ‘The Divine Plan’

When I first heard about director Robert Orlando’s 2019 documentary, “The Divine Plan,” (available to watch on Epoch Cinema), I thought its premise was intriguing. Part of the film’s description states “It remains the least-known story of the twentieth century—A president and a pope; an unlikely pair who combine deep faith with political acumen and high-octane…