The Russian-Ukrainian Village, Evening Bells
In the 1960s I earned a minor in Russian Studies at university which interestingly enough, provided me with a lot of background to what I would observe when I visited Ukraine and central Russia...
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to Karl Marx’s Funeral
I began this survey about Karl Marx only to hit a quick detour while looking into Marx's first experimental run, Russia. Like most theoreticians, Karl Marx couldn't show or tell you how to build...
Comparing Ukraine and Russia; Russification under Stalin and Ukraine;
For context,
As I always do, I first consulted Wikipedia to find their meaning of "Russification" for the various other Soviet members states besides Russia; 14 republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,...
Lenin and the Symbols of the Season
You may think it strange that Christmas makes me think of V I Lenin, the founder of the USSR. But for 50 years he was the symbol of everything good and holy in a powerful and...
Reprisals and the Killing of Civilians in War
"In Belgium there are many towns whose cemeteries today have rows and rows of memorial stones inscribed with a name, the date 1914, and the legend, repeated over and over: "Fusille par les Allemandes"...
The Russian-Ukrainian Village, Evening Bells
In the 1960s I earned a minor in Russian Studies at university which interestingly enough, provided me with a lot of background to what I would observe when I visited Ukraine and central Russia in 1991 and 1992, when the USSR was finally cashing...