The Reading Junkie

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...

Here are some photos I took of the local Victory Day observance in Theodosia. This is our last full day in Crimea. After our arrival in Moscow, update...

Hello everyone, I am still in Crimea. We left Kerch and are now in Theodosia. Here is a new blurb and select photos from the sites. As usual, image-he...

I kept my travel plans private until after we left, but I am now writing from Crimea! I have uploaded some notes and photos from our stop in Kerch. I ...

Yesterday TASS and other Russian media reported Trump’s statement that he and Putin may meet in the near future. For now Trump is schedule...

This article from Newsweek is a classic example of western journalists abandoning journalism and instead using their platforms for blatant political a...

American-Russian relations deteriorated after the October Revolution, normalized, transitioned to an outright alliance against a common enemy in 1941,...

At the end of May 2023, Ukraine officially moved Victory Day from May 9 to May 8, making it consistent with the USA’s VE Day, but mostly just to...

Tonight I appeared on another podcast, this time to give my take on Trump’s position regarding Ukraine and Iran, and what it means to put “...

Today the Ministry of Defense announced a successful missile strike against Ukrainian commanders gathered in the city of Sumy. Ukraine claims it was a...

Everything. But let me elaborate on it. The other day we started watching the Foundation series by Apple. When the opening credits started, I sighed a...

Disney got into the habit of buying popular pre-existing franchises and to churn out “content.” And an easy cheap way to come up with “content�...