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Sep 23, 20237 min
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...
Sep 9, 20227 min
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...
Aug 18, 20225 min
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...
Aug 7, 20225 min
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...
Jul 25, 20225 min
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...
Jul 21, 20225 min
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....
Jul 16, 20226 min
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...
Oct 25, 20215 min
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...