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he who casts the first stone

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Dave

Its like turning back the pages to communist Russia with Orwellian overtones. Legally, the state is supposed to indemnify victims and their families of terror attacks. However, what is classified as a terror incidents is decided arbitrarily in the way … Continue reading →

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a very red riding in the hood

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Dave

The element of heroic myth in Leon Trotsky’s career was no less marked during the Russian Civil War, when as the Soviet Commisar for War he lived for more than two years in his famous armored train, dashing from one … Continue reading →

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from russia with blood: soul on ice

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Dave

A Russian soul on ice somewhere freezing somewhere in a clearly unromantic wasteland of the north?Valery Popov: “he killed six people, but his soul was pure.”  Russian history, its tragedies, sufferings and near fatalistic natures can lead one to conclude … Continue reading →

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THE DARK SIDE OF THE NOON: Nanny State Lullabies

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Dave

Or are the Golden Days at hand? A gilded age where civilization can be disposed of? Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler. Is the eclipse coming to a country near you? Does what goes around eventually come around? …… As … Continue reading →

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