Tag Archives: St Petersburg Russia

Let’s check up on those low approval ratings

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: [T]he Ukrainian president penned an open letter to his Moscow counterpart, inviting him to the negotiating table. “When you came to power in Russia more than twenty-six years ago, many people in Ukraine viewed you positively,” … Continue reading →

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Today’s Daily News laugh: “Going with the floe”

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Naomi

That was the small headline describing one of the Daily News’s photos from around the world, a regular Sunday feature. Over two page, the DN shows us three or four full-color photos from events or such like around the world. … Continue reading →

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Part 1: The matriarch of all insurrections

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Naomi

The Russian Revolution. Now, a few days after the anniversary of an attempted replication of that revolution, it might be a good thing to review what actually happened in St. Petersburg on October 25, 1917, since it seems to be … Continue reading →

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