https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/12/03/from-russia-without-love/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:40:05 -0400<![CDATA[My three trips to Russia &#8211; twice in Soviet times, once in the post-Communist era &#8211; were fascinating (more about them here), but always contained weird overtones of paranoia. Communist and post-Communist Russia both struck me as one of the most brutal places I ever visited. It&#8217;s not the kind of country in which anyone would volunteer to live. The Russians aren&#8217;t stupid, far from it, but their vision of life is skewed by a projection of their continual struggle to exist.]]>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:02:08 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2008/12/03/from-russia-without-love-n216533