Tag Archives: Russia

Desperate Measures

Posted on May 11, 2022 by nathanalbright

It is our grave misfortune to be in a situation where desperation lies all around. A corrupt political class within the United States (known affectionately as the uniparty) appears to have decided that Ukraine is a suitable country to engage … Continue reading →

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On The Enduring Memory Of Russian Looting During Wartime

Posted on April 27, 2022 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening at dinner, I started reading a book loaned to me by a friend of mine, and very early on the book I was struck by something that could have been written by a contemporary Ukranian citizen, that was … Continue reading →

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Ukraine: On Finding Identity In Negative Spaces

Posted on March 23, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the aspects of Russia’s claims about the Ukraine that has struck me as being particularly unrealistic is their denial of Ukrainian as a genuine identity. There has long been a habit of thinking among Russian leaders that those … Continue reading →

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Babies, Bathwater, And Babel

Posted on March 15, 2022 by nathanalbright

For those of us who are interested in the Tower of Babel project [1], it is common that we will read writings that have been translated from Russian that seek to discuss the long-term history of human languages. Various different … Continue reading →

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A Moment For Sweden (And Finland)

Posted on March 1, 2022 by nathanalbright

Earlier today I read an article that made a great deal out of the efforts of Sweden to abandon its habit of neutrality and non-intervention in the wars around it to provide material support to Ukraine in their defensive war … Continue reading →

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2022: A Future Eurovision Hit

Posted on February 25, 2022 by nathanalbright

Not too long ago, a Ukrainian singer won the Eurovision competition with a rousing song called 1944 about the fight that the nation faced against the Nazi war machine, made all the more tragic that getting rid of Nazi Germany … Continue reading →

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Life In A Clown World

Posted on February 22, 2022 by nathanalbright

It is a terrible thing sometimes to live in a clown world. I would like to state at the outset that like many people I am not terribly fond of clowns. As a child I found them to be deeply … Continue reading →

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Winners At A Losing Game

Posted on January 6, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the more momentous wars in the 19th century was fought mostly in the Crimean Peninsula in the southern portion of Ukraine. Since time immemorial this constricted space has proven to be the location of ferocious conflict, and it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: This Blessed Land

Posted on January 6, 2021 by nathanalbright

This Blessed Land: Crimea And The Crimean Tartars, by Paul Robert Magosci It is clear that the author thought he was writing a book that would bring praise to the Crimean Tartars for their resilience in the face of generations … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Young Heroes Of The Soviet Union

Posted on December 11, 2020 by nathanalbright

Young Heroes Of The Soviet Union: A Memoir And A Reckoning, by Alex Halberstadt This is not a very good memoir, nor is the author nearly insightful enough to provide reckoning about anything. There is a great gulf between what … Continue reading →

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