“Icebreaker of Knowledge” is not just a journey. It is the world’s only educational project that takes place aboard a nuclear icebreaker. Each year, a group of gifted schoolchildren from various regions of Russia travels to the Arctic — to the North Pole or to Franz Josef Land. The project was launched in 2019 with the support of the Rosatom State Corporation. Its goal is not only to introduce children to the Arctic but also to provide them with unique knowledge that cannot be obtained at school. On board the nuclear-powered vessel, scientists, science communicators, bloggers, and cosmonauts work with the children. They give lectures on physics, geology, ecology, and […]

On August 15, 2026, the German newspaper junge Welt published an interview with linguist and media educator Sabine Schiffer, conducted by Horsta Krum. In their conversation, Schiffer breaks down how political language, propaganda, and the media systematically maneuver societies into war. Schiffer grounds her analysis in two classic works: Arthur Ponsonby’s Falsehood in War-Time (1928), which lays out ten principles of war propaganda, and Victor Klemperer’s LTI (Lingua Tertii Imperii). Her central argument is stark: “We have been lied into every war.” Both sides always claim to be acting in self-defense while casting the other as the aggressor. Anyone who questions the narrative is swiftly branded a traitor. These tactics, she notes, have proven remarkably durable […]