An American tourist in Russia
The USSR was comprised of 15 (16 until 1956) allegedly equal and sovereign republics. Stalin used this logic to argue for 16 UN seats, to which the US replied they should get 50 seats. They compromised on the USSR getting three seats for Belarus, Ukraine and the USSR. Note that distinction. The other states could … Read more
Because I’m less than satisfied with existing English “pro-Russia” content and am feeling a little more confident in my Russian language skills (honestly I just need the practice), I have started a Substack. This will be where I post regular summaries of Russian news that I find interesting It won’t be about every random thing … Read more
I have written about this fatal scale error several times before and I think it’s time to revisit it. Fatal scale error is frequently occurs with children, and is referred to as “fatal” because the child attempts a task that is impossible, like trying to fit a beach ball in his mouth, or sit on … Read more