Tag Archives: Russian Empire

The Black Sea

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Ron Pavellas

Traversed by Ancient and Modern Empires Here is about an area of the world that remains, for those of us oriented primarily toward North America and Europe, a historically complicated and geographically confusing mélange of ancient empires initially forged by … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography, History | Tagged Black Sea: A History, Byzantine Empire, Charles King, Danube, Fall of Constantinople, Herodotus, Mongols, Russian Empire, Steppes of Central Asia, The Caliphate | 4 Comments

Quick! What’s the Ninth Largest Country in Area?

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Ron Pavellas

Wrong! (Probably). Why am I asking you this? Because a few months ago, while visiting Johannes & Anna in Uppsala, Eva and I met a married couple who came to Sweden a number of years ago, one from Moscow and … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography, Geology | Tagged Caspian Sea, China, Genghis Khan, Karachaganak Field, Kazakh Khanate, Kazakhs, Kazakhstan, Russian Empire, Soviet "Virgin Lands" program | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Russian Empire

The Black Sea

Quick! What’s the Ninth Largest Country in Area?

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