Pre-revolutionary Russia had produced some of the most inspiring art, literature, dance, and music the world has ever known. Why has that disappeared? Why is…
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Tag: Russian History (Books)
Russia Engages the World
Russia Engages the World, by Cynthia Whittaker, was published in 2003 to accompany an exhibition at the New York Public Library that same year. Rereading…
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Caucasus Tour – Part 1
This compact book of 295 pages, Caucasus An Introduction by Thomas de Waal, 2nd ed 2019, is a joy to read. De Waal’s prose is…
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Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat – Part 1
The current war in Gaza , the tariffs war and other political dramas remind me of the saying that those who do not know history…
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