Author Archives: Ron Pavellas

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About Ron Pavellas

reader, writer, a sometimes poet

Putin’s return “a national catastrophe for Russia”

[I originally posted this in November 2011. It seems timely to post it again with today’s date] — Those are the words Yevgeniya Albats wrote in her political journal, the Russian New Times Magazine, of which she is chief editor. … Continue reading

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“Ukraine and its glory has not died yet, nor her freedom…”

[I wrote and posted this 10 years ago. It’s time to post it again.  PLEASE NOTE THAT TODAY’S LEADERSHIP IN UKRAINE IS NOT THE SAME AS TEN YEARS AGO] The title of this article is from the first line of … Continue reading

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