Putin and Peter—What’s NATO got to do with it?
NATO is frequently brought up in the discussion of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. Some pundits suggest it is a cause, even to some a justification. I would suggest NATO…
Peter the Great
Advice to Canadian politicians and media: Proceed with caution on your support for Ukraine’s rebels
Anti-Government Ukrainians prepare to fight police in Kiev. Below: Rioters throw gasoline bombs at police in Ukraine; Alberta Labour Minister Thomas Lukaszuk. (Wikimedia photos.) You can bet money that when…
From My Quotes Cupboard – High stakes Russian politics
A game played for the highest stakes also entails high risks … In 1647, Alexis himself, at the age of eighteen, had chosen Euphemia Vsevolozhska to be his first wife.…