What is my point?
Russian peasant soldiers, and not Petrograd’s workers influenced an outcome of the February Revolution of 1917.
Specifically:
Whenever I hear official versions of the events that led to the February Revolution of 1917, they tend to say how the proletarian forces joined by peasant soldiers took down Russian monarchy. While an overall process might [...]

I tried to start writing this post couple of times and every time I ended up looking at the blinking cursor and unable to collect my thoughts. Sometimes pictures can tell the story better than words and this is why we simply put here WWII military photos made by German soldiers in Belarus during the [...]

PRAGUE, August 18, 2006 (RFE/RL) –Fifteen years after the failed coup that triggered the collapse of the Soviet Union and transformed his own life, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev talks to RFE/RL’s North Caucasus Service about the events of August 1991 and their legacy.
RFE/RL: In his annual address to the Federal Assembly in 2005, Russian [...]

Quiet honestly, I like “What If…” discussions. A week ago, I was talking with friend of mine about an impact of Allied Forces on the outcome of the WWII. Inevitably for such topic, we came to “What if” scenarios with one major question: What if the United States did not enter the WWII?
I can’t [...]

Two semesters ago, while browsing through books in a local college bookstore, I stumbled upon a thick book with black cover: “Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001”. I reluctantly reached for it: “Damn it, 720 pages! And two weeks later, [...]

Finally, after reading dozens of critical reviews, I decided to get a ticket and see The Da Vinci Code. I hesitated a bit because most critics labeled this movie with “not what we expected” sticker. However curiosity and hype took over gray newspaper columns with C and C- grades. And while looking for a comfy [...]

…( continued) And while chilling and dreaming are two most popular activities in San Diego, there are many attractions that would perfectly compliment visitor’s dreamy mood. To start with, let me mention San Diego Sea World, conveniently located not far from downtown and major local beaches. There, you will find sharks, killer whales, dolphins, penguins, [...]

Folks, I am sorry for not posting for so long. I was away in California and while scouting the West Coast my laptop finally gave up on me. A technical examination revealed an overdose of fresh air, sounds of pacific surf and tranquility of surrounding nature as an apparent cause. It proves that technologies [...]

I won’t be really wrong if I say that it takes a lot to make a history class a truly remembered one. In most cases, it depends on a subject, professor and his teaching style. In my case, I had one very good professor at NYU who taught “Contemporary World” class. The professor never had [...]

The ruins decay - the vultures fly away
No longer flocking round the gore.
But painful and unhealing stay
The ever-gnawing wounds of war.
Michaś Vasilok
The cold autumn wind sweeps over the ground driving the withered leaves under the zavalinkas* and sways the wet branches in the small garden. It prances mischievously from round the corners into the [...]