Category Archives: Geography

Chronologies of Tyranny, War and Genocide

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

Eva and I spent three days in Budapest during April, 2004. We visited a museum showing an exhibit of the history of Samizdat. I photographed a large display of the chronology of this “underground” effort toward freedom of expression, and … Continue reading →

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“… a last glimpse of the land now being lost for ever”

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

Thus ends The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald This is one of the three books I present today. The others are: Thesiger by Michael Asher; and The Search for Sana by Richard Zimler, the latter having been recently discussed … Continue reading →

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