Search all posts
-
Most Recent Posts
Sites of Interest
Tag Archives: Trotsky
I’ve been re-reading Russian lit and have been stunned by one universal theme
I didn’t say to myself one day, “I’m going to read my collection of Russian lit.” There was no such plan. Simply, I decided it was time to re-read Anna Karenina. I was uneasy about doing it, uneasy about the … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged Anna Karenina, Bolshevism, Chechov, emphysema, Eugene Onegin, Henri Troyat, Jane Eyre, Lenin, Pushkin, Russian literature, Stalin, Tolstoy, Trotsky, Vladimir Nabokov, War and Peace, Wuthering Heights
Comments Off on I’ve been re-reading Russian lit and have been stunned by one universal theme
What “strongmen” can’t do
Tolerate dissent. Because of which they won’t hold open elections. (As my father pointed out years ago, if a political leader is as popular as he claims, he can prove it by having an open election — not one rigged … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Government, Human rights, Propaganda, Racism, Revolution, The Facts of Life, War, War on Ukraine
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, "Bloodlands", Alexei Navalny, Lenin, Nicholas Kristof, Putin, Richard Overy, Russia, Stalin, strongmen, Tim Snyder, Trotsky, USSR, World War II
Comments Off on What “strongmen” can’t do
Why are likely Jan 6 defendants so nonchalant about going to prison?
I’ve spent some time thinking about this. Among some quick and easy answers: They don’t fully understand what they’re facing, because… They are appallingly ignorant about our history, our laws, our prosecutorial agencies such as the DOJ, and our conventions. … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Government, Judiciary, Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Bolsheviks, Cheka, Jan 6 insurrectionists, Lenin, MAGA, Okhrana, Steve Bannon, Trotsky, Trump, Tsar Nicholas II
Comments Off on Why are likely Jan 6 defendants so nonchalant about going to prison?