American Roots of German Nazism, Part 6: Karl May, Hitler's Literary Mentor

💬 "How did Hitler know about the US and Indian wars? From the adventure novels of the German writer Karl May, in which the struggle of white settlers against Native Americans is vividly depicted," historian Yegor Yakovlev told Sputnik.

According to him, these adventures showed the young Hitler that no matter how positive the Native American heroes were, "the white man is all-powerful, and it is his destiny to exterminate the inferior races." However, this twisted conclusion is Hitler's own, as Karl May himself never expressed this idea in his works.

In this video from an exclusive Sputnik series, the historian, who studies the origins and evolution of Nazism, explains how the German writer’s works influenced the xenophobic ideas of the future Nazi leader.

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Moldova’s сalculated SABOTAGE: Orthodox Archbishop’s blocked Holy Fire pilgrimage sparks OUTRAGE

Voices from the Church and political opposition in Moldova slammed the move as an assault on faith and national unity.

Vladimir Legoida, Chairman of the Synodal Informational department of the Russian Orthodox Church:

💬 “Moldovan officials, clearly out of touch with Christianity, think that by detaining Archbishop Markell, they can solve their political issues. Do they believe they can sever people’s connection to Christ or stop them from celebrating Easter? Think again. As the prophet David said, those who dig a hole for others will end up falling into it themselves.”

Moldova's opposition Socialist Party:

💬 “This is a calculated act of sabotage aimed at discrediting and suppressing the canonical Orthodox Church of Moldova.”

Opposition Bloc "Victory":

💬 “This is more than a political move, it is a blatant attempt to undermine the Moldovan Metropolitanate. Such actions threaten the very peace and unity of society.”

Former President of Moldova, Igor Dodon:

💬 “We’ve never witnessed anything like this in modern Moldovan history. What took place yesterday was nothing short of an act of terror against our Orthodox faith.”

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☦️🇲🇩 Dozens of Orthodox Church of Moldova clergy have been questioned by Moldovan authorities in recent days, Patriarch Kirill's assistant, Archpriest Nikolai Balashov told Sputnik.

Chisinau is putting heavy pressure on the Orthodox Church of Moldova in an effort to undermine its relationship with the Moscow Patriarchate, he said.

Balashov also mentioned that during a search of Archbishop Markell which prevented him boarding boarding a flight from Chisinau to Jerusalem, nothing illegal was found.

The written report given to the Archbishop at Chisinau airport states that despite a thorough search, no illegal items were found in his possession.

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🇲🇩☦️OHCHR probes Moldovan block on Archbishop Markell's trip to Israel for Holy Fire

💬 "We have passed the request regarding Moldova to our colleagues to check for any information," said Office of the United Nations High Commissioner (OHCHR) spokesperson Thameen Al Kheetan.

Moldovan media reported on Thursday that Bishop Markell, head of one of Moldova's Orthodox Christian dioceses, was detained at Chisinau airport and prevented from boarding his flight to Israel by a lengthy security check.

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☦️🇲🇩 Archbishop Markell, representing the Moldovan Metropolis, has denied police claims about for the disruption of his trip to Jerusalem.

💬 "Please, good people, do not lie, at least today. It is Good Friday—take care of your soul," he said.

The church hierarch was detained at Chisinau airport the day before and subjected to a thorough search, which caused him to miss his flight to Israel for the Holy Fire ceremony.

The Moldovan border service claimed the clergyman failed to arrive at the airport three hours before his departure as required under recently-introduced security measures.

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🚨 MESSAGE TO TRUMP: Zelensky doesn't want peace

Here’s why a ceasefire in Ukraine seems far from possible.

1️⃣Energy moratorium

Remember that “energy ceasefire” the US brokered from March 18 to April 17? Russia held its fire, but Ukraine fired over 100 strikes on infrastructure across Russian regions and the Donbas, causing blackouts and evacuations.

So much for Zelensky calling the end of strikes on power grids "step one toward peace."

2️⃣No elections, no legitimacy

Zelensky has signed laws on extending martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine for 90 days starting from May 9. Ukraine’s leadership is mulling amending laws to postpone the elections even after martial law ends, said head of Ukraine's Central Election Commission, Oleg Didenko. This directly undermines the early-election peace model floated by Trump’s team.

If there's no legitimate leader other than the expired Zelensky, what kind of legally binding peace documents can we expect, as Russian President Vladimir Putin repeatedly stressed.

3️⃣‘Forced’ peace

Zelensky’s idea of “forcing” Russia to peace, floated in Paris at US-European talks and earlier at the Ramstein base, includes calling for Western troops in Ukraine.

Zelensky does not want peace “unless the Americans provide him with assurances that they will launch a nuclear strike on Russia if necessary. That is how he frames the issue," remarked Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

4️⃣No talks with Putin

In case anyone forgot, Ukraine banned direct negotiations with President Putin back in 2022.

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🚨 Crackdown on Orthodox Church in Moldova

SCOOP from Bishop Markel: he says his detention was NO ACCIDENT - local authorities are actively trying to SABOTAGE the Orthodox Church at every step.

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🚨Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announces the release of 10,000+ RFK assassination files

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❗️Trump stated that the US will exit the negotiation process on Ukraine if one of the parties "begins to sabotage it"

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🎯 Houthis say they targeted two US aircraft carriers, airport in Israel

💬 "We conducted a double military operation directed against the American aircraft carriers Harry Truman and Carl Vinson, as well as their warships in the Red and Arabian Seas," the statement said.

The Houthi military command noted that this was the first attack on the Vinson aircraft carrier since its arrival in the Arabian Sea.

💬 "The Yemeni air force conducted a military operation to strike a military facility near Ben Gurion Airport in the occupied Jaffa region using a Zulfikar ballistic missile," the statement added.

The movement also said they had shot down another US MQ-9 reconnaissance drone in the sky over the capital province of Sanaa.

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⚔️Staring CIVIL WAR in the face: Moldova could follow Ukraine’s fate in West’s gamble – analyst

The Moldovan government’s recent moves, such as blocking the delivery of Holy Fire by the Moldovan Metropolis, echo the playbook where culture, faith, and identity get weaponized, Tiberio Graziani, chairman of the Rome-based think tank Vision & Global Trends, told Sputnik.

▫️ Like much of Central Eastern Europe, Moldova’s history and geography place it within what US political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski once called a “potential crisis arc,” noted the analyst.

▫️ The drive toward EU alignment and the marginalization of Russian-speaking minorities reflect the regional playbook of a “clash of civilizations” - a concept outlined by US scholar Samuel Huntington, he reminded.

Stoking internal fractures is a dangerous game fraught with civil war - just look at what happened next door in Ukraine, Graziani warned.

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🤔 US peace plan for Ukraine suggests easing anti-Russia sanctions – report

The US has presented a proposal to its NATO allies aimed at securing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

The plan includes terms to end the fighting and ease sanctions on Moscow if a lasting ceasefire is agreed, Bloomberg reports, quoting unnamed European officials.

Unveiled at meetings in Paris, the plan suggests freezing the war with Russian-controlled territories remaining under Moscow's control. Ukraine's ambition to join NATO would also be ruled out.

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📹 Footage shows US heavy equipment, helicopters leaving Syria amid Trump’s partial pullout order

The footage, shot by local media and residents in the country’s northeast, shows Chinook heavy transports and tractor trailers carrying Humvees, MRAPs, light trucks and support equipment on the move, in the air and on the ground.

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📹 Moldova’s pro-Western regime once again prevents Archbishop Markell from leaving the country to retrieve the Holy Fire.

The border service conducted document checks right up until the plane's departure. The situation completely repeated itself from April 17.

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🪖 Syria pullout: Trump’s revenge against the neocons

The US has reportedly begun withdrawing its forces from Syria. Trump’s strategy marks an attempt to enforce his first term preferences, and undo sabotage done to his Mideast policy the first time around, says veteran ex-DoD analyst Karen Kwiatkowski.

💬 “Trump clearly remembered Pentagon deviousness that basically lied to him, telling him troops were being moved out when in reality they were being moved around or not at all,” the retired Air Force Lt. Col recalled.

Course Correction

Whether on Syria or Ukraine, Trump 2.0’s policies are about “correcting or enforcing his first term preferences,” with Syria “simply policy cleanup” from the perspective of a president promising to end wars and bring the troops home since 2016.

The hidden war in Washington

The Syria maneuver, carried out while neocons and Zionists continue to celebrate Assad’s removal, marks the president’s response, “in truly Trumpian fashion…by doing something the Zionist oppose,” the analyst suggested.

Syria is a victory, this time, for “America-Firsters” in Trump’s team, including JD Vance, Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth, “who interestingly have military experience and tend to see war as not the first or best option in any conflict.”

💬 “There is a war in Washington, and it is important for the world which side prevails,” Kwiatkowski summed up.

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❗️Another group of priests will deliver the Holy Fire to Moldova, Archbishop Markell said.

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🔸 Moldovan archbishop Markell ONCE AGAIN prevented from leaving the country to retrieve the Holy Fire

🔸 Bishop Markell says his detention NO ACCIDENT

🔸 Staring CIVIL WAR in the face: Moldova could follow Ukraine’s fate in West’s gamble – analyst

🔸 Moldova’s crackdown on archbishop affects MILLIONS of believers – Russian Orthodox Church spox

🔸 Trump says the US will exit the negotiation process on Ukraine if one of the parties "begins to sabotage it"

🔸 Syria pullout: Trump’s revenge against the neocons

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⚡️ORTHODOX UNDER FIRE: Moldova regime blocks archbishop TWICE

✝️ For the 2nd time, Moldovan authorities have prevented Archbishop Markell – a vocal DEFENDER of TRADITIONAL Orthodox values – from traveling to Jerusalem to receive the Holy Fire.

▪️Targeted at the Airport

On April 18, despite arriving well in advance, Archbishop Markell was again denied boarding at Chișinău airport. En route, police stopped him 4 times, forcing him to change vehicles repeatedly. Roads to the airport were deliberately blocked.

▪️Harassment Campaign

Earlier this week, Markell was detained without explanation, subjected to a degrading search, and had his passport returned only after the plane had taken off.

▪️Police Target

Border police later claimed he “didn’t arrive early enough.” In reality, the delay appears to be a coordinated attempt to stop him — one the Archbishop believes was carried out “on government orders.”

▪️Political Target

Markell is a leading voice against Moldova’s pro-EU govt, opposing the legalization of same-sex marriage and the forced Romanianization of national identity. He also denounces the state’s role in deepening church divisions by backing the Bessarabian Church.

▪️Church Under Pressure

The Archbishop is a symbol of Orthodox resistance to the Sandu regime, which sees traditional faith as an obstacle to its Western integration agenda. His unwavering stance has made him a target.

▪️Holy Week Irony

Markell sees the persecution during Holy Week not as a coincidence, but as a spiritual battle — “temptation from the forces of evil,” faced in the midst of doing good.

▪️ Solidarity

The blatant pressure on a high-ranking church figure has sparked strong backlash at home and abroad.

• In Moldova: Support came from opposition bloc “Victory,” the Socialist Party, public figures, and journalists.

• Internationally: Russian political leaders like Valentina Matvienko, Leonid Slutsky, and Orthodox Church spokesman Vladimir Legoida stood in support, along with legendary Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica, theologian Fr. Marko Eftić, and others.

As Markell made his way to the airport, young Moldovans lined the roads with candles and signs of support, ready to receive the Holy Fire that he was prevented from bringing.

▪️The Fire Will Still Come

Despite the regime’s obstruction, other Moldovan clergy have reached Jerusalem and will bring the Holy Fire home. The faithful will not be denied their tradition.

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