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Tsar Alexander I visited Borgå

Jonas wrote 2 hours ago: Today marked exactly 200 years since Alexander I closed the Diet of Borgå (Porvoo). For four months … more →

Tags: Finland, 1809, 200 years, anniversary, Borga, Borgå lantdag, Diet of Borgå, Diet of Porvoo, Finnish History

Robert Massie "Peter the Great" (A Literature Pick of Choice)

dummidumbwit wrote 1 day ago: Robert Massie “Peter the Great” (A Literature Pick of Choice) This book is one of the … more →

Tags: Art, Books, Culture, Europe, History, Literature, Reading, Russia, War

25 August 1936 – Grigory Zinoviev

Last Writes wrote 10 months ago: ZinovievWhoever said you can’t be done for the same crimes twice? Try telling that to the between-wo … more →

Tags: shot, Death Penalty, assassination, Stalin

The Gift of Forgetfulness

Russia Profile wrote 11 months ago: August is known as an explosive month in Russian history. But in recent years, the country’s citizen … more →

Tags: Russia, Russian Federation, Russian culture, USSR, Soviet Union, 1991, putch, Default

Russia1 comment

taylerc wrote 11 months ago: I find Russian history so fascinating. Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote and shed light on the history of … more →

Tags: Fairmont, gulags, Hot Springs, Russia, School, Solzhenitsyn, Tuna

Destination Spotlight: Sitka, Alaska

sunstonetours wrote 11 months ago: Sitka is named as one of 1000 Places to See Before You Die. Sitka is settled on Baranof Island, l … more →

Tags: Alaska, Destination Spotlights, Sitka, russian heritage, Tlingit, Bald Eagles, Bald eagle, St. Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church, totem poles

Holy Fools, Stranniki and Startsys...come meet them for yourself!

rosefirewalker wrote 1 year ago: The Stranniki or Holy wanderers, “roamed from village to village, casting spells and praying o … more →

Tags: word for the day, book talk, Women's History, Diane Tegarden, spirituality, Alexandra, holy fools, mentors

Review of Lenin's State and Revolution

Ross Wolfe wrote 1 year ago: Review of Lenin’s State and Revolution Lenin’s State and Revolution, composed during the summer … more →

Tags: Bolshevism, Lenin, Leninism, Marxism, Menshevism, Philosophy, Politics, revolution, The State

Vladimir Lenin1 comment

mossavi wrote 1 year ago: REUTERS – by Guy Faulconbridge The embalmed body of revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin should … more →

Tags: It Matters That We Share, General Knowledge, revolutionary russia, Soviet Russian president, Vladimir Lenin

more on reaction to Indiana Jones...

joshua walker wrote 1 year ago: This time from the very disgruntled St. Petersburg Communist Party, who saw fit to give their interp … more →

Tags: Russia in the news, indiana jones, Communist Party

Altai Republic. Revival of ancient traditions

russianwomenshome wrote 1 year ago: National Altai holiday El-Oiyn -”national games, national celebration” – sprang u … more →

Tags: Blogroll, relationship, Religion, Russian art, Russian culture, Russian Women, travel to russia, russian literature, Culture

The Hermitage interiors. Saint Petersburg

russianwomenshome wrote 1 year ago: The State Hermitage is one of the world biggest art and culture museum. Founded in 1764, the Hermit … more →

Tags: Blogroll, Religion, Russian art, Russian culture, Russian Women, travel to russia, russian literature, Culture, History

The spirit of revolution

russianwomenshome wrote 1 year ago: St Petersburg has been the cradle of three revolutions: one in 1905 and two in 1917 (in February and … more →

Tags: Blogroll, relationship, Russian art, Russian culture, Russian Women, travel to russia, Culture, History, Art

How did the Russian Tsars die?

kpru wrote 1 year ago: Scholars look at Russian history from a medical perspective How is the health of a country connected … more →

Tags: History, Russian monarchs, tsar

Remaining Romanov Bones Found

Alex wrote 1 year ago: I know this has nothing to do with American history, but I thought I would add an entry about it any … more →

Tags: News, World History, History, Nicholas II, Romanovs, Russian Revolution, tsar

14. Firesong - Jospeh Hone

jacquelinekvz wrote 1 year ago: Well this book has taken me quite literally months to read. It was very hard to get into, and finall … more →

Tags: Books, anger/rant, firesong, Russia, revolution, Historical Novel, joseph hone, Fiction

Russia. Yasnaya Polyana

russianwomenshome wrote 1 year ago: Writers of the Golden Age of Russian prose were, as a rule, born and brought up in their family esta … more →

Tags: Blogroll, Russian art, Russian culture, travel to russia, Russian Women, Russia, russian literature

Ideal husband, successful marriage and true love through the Russian Women's eyes

russianwomenshome wrote 1 year ago: The Russian sociologists after their researches came to a conclusion that the ideal husband in the … more →

Tags: Blogroll, relationship, Russian culture, Russian Women, travel to russia, Russia

The Tsarina's Daughter by: Carolly Erickson

bookwormslibrary wrote 6 days ago: This is a book that I had a lot of hopes for, but never felt like it completely delivered.  Part of … more →

Tags: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance, book, assassination, Romonavs


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