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The Six Empresses of Russia

Last year I wrote a blog on Catherine the Great and one of the themes I touched upon was the fact that she was not he first empresses of...

One Hundred Years Ago: 1922

The year 1922, one century ago, occurred at what some would consider to be an interesting time in history as it was when the world tried...

Just the Beginning: The New Phase of the invasion of Ukraine (August 2022)

It has been 45 days since I last wrote about the situation in Ukraine. While the world knows that the war is taking place it is no longer...

Was Catherine really Great? (Part Two: 1762 - 1796)

Part One featured her birth in 1729 to when she became Empress in 1762: To read it click here -Part Two: The Reign of Catherine II- Two...

What is an Autonomous Oblast? Case Study: Adyghe

On 27 July 1922 the Adyghe Autonomous Oblast was established under Russian rule (the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, would...

Is Abkhazia a independent Country?

On 23 July 1992 Abkhazia declared independence from Georgia, which had only the year before declared independence from the Soviet Union....

Was Catherine really Great? (Part One: 1729-1762)

-Part One features her birth in 1729 to when she became Empress in 1762- Two hundred and sixty years ago (1762), Catherine the Great...

Travelling from Home: The Hermitage

Getting life back to normal and being so busy with work has meant that I have found myself run of my feet over the past month. I haven’t...