An American tourist in Russia
This is a question I wrote an answer for on Quora, and decided to share it here as well. I’m far from an expert, but I just visited Armenia a couple of months ago. Before answering some questions, here are some facts about Armenia and Russia: Armenians and Russians have a lot of political, cultural, … Read more
Tomorrow, the “free world’s” price cap on Russian oil is set to begin. This reminds me of another historical event. On 9 October, 1806, Prussia declared hostilities against France, and so began the War of the Fourth Coalition. Absolutely confident in their martial abilities, Prussian officers gloatingly sharpened their swords on the steps of the French embassy in Berlin. Napoleon crushed the Prussian army in less than a week. On 27 October, he captured Berlin, and then paraded surviving Prussian officers past the embassy they had mocked. There’s an obvious moral lesson here about not being overconfident, but today I want to talk about WHY the Prussians up as cannon fodder against Napoleon.
