The Reading Junkie

The Chinese balloon story doesn't make sense, and everyone gets it wrong. Here's why....

Today let’s talk about the history of culture as a history of choices or the subtle beauty of The Thief and the Cobbler versus straightforward s...

Yesterday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day and there was quite a bit of chatter about the killing of ethnic Germans in Poland. Some people ...

As you know, we have recently visited Armenia, in particular, Yervan (the capital) and Vagarshapat. Below are several pictures I took there. To me, Ar...

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Probably it is time I write something about the USSR. I am 40 (born in April, 1982) and I am a survivor of…not communism, but of the collapse of...

The other day Mr. Lavrov, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, compared the ongoing Western campaign against Russia to Hitler’s idea of the...

Is it possible to fall in love with a historical figure? Why yes, of course it is. An article imagined in English, written in Russian, and translated ...

Joe Biden (or whoever is controlling him) not only fails to broker peace, he does the opposite, provoking and prolonging conflicts in every region he ...

2022 was a unique experience for me. I’ve traveled around the USA, Russia, and now Armenia. I’ll give some updates soon. For now, hereR...

We are now visiting Yerevan, capital of Armenia. We have been here three days, and here are some quick first impressions....

The Father of Ukrainian Democracy visited God Emperor Biden yesterday, and the meeting reminded me of the time Maria and I took a trip to Saint Peter...