EXPLORING RUSSIAN RELATED AND PROBLEMATIC THEMES

I'm researching several Russia-related and problematic themes at the moment.

Why? I'm trying to figure this out. A solid explicit reason has yet to emerge. 

The themes include:

-Russian history,

-Putin,

-Yeltsin,

-the Ukraine conflict and illicit and warlike opportunism on all sides,

-the Chechnya conflict and others,

-the polonium poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko,

-the assassination and work of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya,

-Russian organized crime,

-the Gulag,

-imprisoned then freed Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovski,

-the wealth and holdings ex-Ukraine president Yevtushenko gained,

-Russian literature,

-and others, some yet to be discovered.

 I'm studying the language as well (not easy at my advanced age).

With this, I expect to post summaries of some of that research.

Why again? A solid explicit reason has yet to emerge. Maybe it's the spirit of inquiry with integrity ...

Честность - honesty, integrity