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The article analyses the EU approach towards pan-European security, the substance that was eroded by the Brussels' activities. The EU policy resulted into degradation the pan-European security architecture. It became a hostage of the trans-Atlantic solidarity. One of the main aims of transforming European economic communities into the EU was to establish itself as a hegemon in Europe and to reorganize the European sphere on its own rules and principles. Political expedience became superior over economic performance in the EU policies. The EU claimed to represent the whole Europe though not all the European states were its members. Due to the EU and NATO activities the OSCE turned into a minor organization unable to address the challenges of pan-European security. The EU policy has led to creation of new conflicts and division lines in Europe. The EU-Russian relations are considered in the context of pan-European security. The mechanisms for dialogue and cooperation in various fields, including security, are broken. The EU is pursuing the policy of pushing Russia out of Europe. The Ukrainian crisis is an artificial product of the EU. The concept of pan-European security needs critical review and rethinking the role of Russia.

Argues that the expiration of the Partnership & Cooperation Agreement (PCA) demands that Russia & the European Union (EU) must decide whether to transform years of cooperation into a strategic partnership. Political, economic, social, & cultural domains covered by the PCA are reviewed, along with relevant aspects of the EU Collective Strategy, & the 1999 Strategy of the Relationships between the Russian Federation & the EU. Attention is given to similarities in the Russia & EU approach to mutual relations; the EU's unwillingness to offer Russia an adequate plan of strategic mutual relations; & areas of disagreement between Russia & the EU. It is pointed out that the EU consistently sacrifices continental security for its own & exploits old fears of a restored Russian Empire. Other matters discussed include economic aspects of EU-Russia relation; the lack of cooperation in the defense/security sphere; & contradictory relations between the EU & the US. It is concluded that it is up to the EU to make the next move toward strategic cooperation with Russia. J. Lindroth

Describes the heroic military exploits of Russian Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov & his troops who are buried atop a hill in a small woods in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany known as the Russian Forest. A memorial stone & Orthodox cross inscribed, "Suvorov's heroes are buried here. 1799." honors the small army that crossed the Alps & went on to reach the Russian Forest in southern Germany where the small memorial complex is planted with flowers every spring by one of the so-called Russian Germans. J. Lindroth