Tag Archives: Russia

Book Review: Stories And Prose Poems

Posted on December 9, 2018 by nathanalbright

Stories And Prose Poems, by Alexander Solzhenitsyn One of the qualities of Solzhenitsyn’s writings is that once you read a little bit of his work, which is true of me (reviews forthcoming) one wants to read more of it.  And … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Gulag: A History

Posted on November 30, 2018 by nathanalbright

Gulag:  A History, by Anne Applebaum Sometimes a book can miss the forest for the trees, and that is the case here.  This is not a bad book, unless you consider a book bad because it talks about horrifying subjects … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Cold Front

Posted on November 27, 2018 by nathanalbright

Cold Front:  Conflict Ahead In Arctic Waters, by David Fairhall It would be fair to say that the author is at least a bit too concerned about global warming, because even he recognizes that it is unlikely to be an … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Brothers Karamazov

Posted on August 5, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky I only read this book because it was listed among 25 books that Christians should read [1].  Having read a few books that deal with Russian spirituality [2], this book was not unfamiliar to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The House Of The Dead, Or Prison Life In Siberia

Posted on August 5, 2018 by nathanalbright

The House Of The Dead, Or Prison Life In Siberia, by Fyodor Dostoevsky It is a truism, even perhaps a cliche, that people should write about what they know.  And before Dostoevsky was a celebrated Russian writer whose novels continue … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Tragedy Of Morn

Posted on May 5, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Tragedy Of Morn, by Vladimir Nabokov Vladimir Nabokov was both a very expansive writer and one who had a few themes that he liked to tackle in his writing over and over again [1].  He is someone whose writing … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Selected Poems (Nabokov)

Posted on May 5, 2018 by nathanalbright

Selected Poems, by Vladimir Nabokov Having long been interested in the writing of Vladimir Nabokov [1], I was quite pleased to see a reasonably sized book that showed a side of Nabokov that I was unfamiliar with, his life as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Like Hidden Fire

Posted on March 12, 2018 by nathanalbright

Like Hidden Fire:  The Plot To Bring Down The British Empire, by Peter Hopkirk Although this is the first time I have read one of the author’s books, I should note that he is a well-regarded historian with expertise in … Continue reading →

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Blizhneye Zarubezhye

Posted on March 1, 2018 by nathanalbright

In 1992 a term of ominous political importance [1] entered the English language and changed English grammar in the process.  The term was “near abroad,” a translation of the Russian expression “blizhneye zarubezhye,” which referred to the ambiguous place of … Continue reading →

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Olympic Athletes From Russia

Posted on February 13, 2018 by nathanalbright

If you are as fond of looking at the medal table for the Olympics as I am [1], you will notice a strange country appearing there:  Olympic Athletes From Russia.  You may ask yourself why Russia appears this way.  We … Continue reading →

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