Tag Archives: USSR
After the USSR
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics dissolved December 1991. There were 15 “republics” in the union. What, now, are the names of these countries? How are they doing? I asked myself these questions as I prepared to write an article on … Continue reading
Chronologies of Tyranny, War and Genocide
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
Posted in Geography, Government & Politics, War & Peace
Tagged André Gerolymatos, Balkan Peninsula, Islam, Niccolò Machiavelli, Ottoman Empire, Papal States, Samizdat, USSR
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The Pavellas Perspective 