“Sir, – In 2008, when I taught in Trinity College Dublin, the Russian embassy canvassed hard for opening a Russkiy Mir Foundation centre there. Ostensibly modelled on the British Council, this scheme actually emulates China’s Confucius Institutes which, apart from typical language and culture teaching activities, spread propaganda …” (more)
[Habil Tomasz Kamusella, Irish Times, 1 March]