Why “Rainbow Russia” Is Europe’s Darkest Secret
An internet joke about ‘Rainbow Russia’ hides a dark geopolitical secret. While Purple Russia is a tomato and Blue Russia is a cat, ‘Yellow Russia’ was a Tsarist plan to annex China. Meanwhile, Red, White, and Black Russia are the fossilized remnants of a 500-year war over Slavic legitimacy that still fuels today’s conflicts.