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Putin sits at a long, long table…

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Naomi

…Far away from potential assassins. Russia once had another leader who commanded violence and death but stayed well away from it himself — Lenin. This, from Victor Sebestyen’s biography: As usual, where the violence was, Lenin wasn’t…In his circle of … Continue reading →

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Part 2. The matriarch of all revolutions

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Naomi

As I wrote a few days ago, the Russian Revolution — as narrated by Victor Sebestyen in his historical biography, Lenin — was a series of absurdities which remind me of Armando Iannucci’s great satirical film, The Death of Stalin. … Continue reading →

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Two guys who did not become autocrats, although they could have

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Naomi

In an odd coincidence, over the last several days I’ve encountered a couple of remarkable characters who, in the most unlikely circumstances, rejected putting crowns on their heads for something much more complicated. Oh sure, the first one, Theseus, was … Continue reading →

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